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Enclosure - large enclosure

Lackendarragh, County Limerick, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Enclosure - large enclosure, Lackendarragh, County Limerick, with a pin at the register's coordinates
Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915), covering this location. Courtesy of the National Library of Scotland. The pin is ours, placed from the register's coordinates.

The record

Townland
Lackendarragh
County
Limerick
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
Not indicated
Latest-edition OS map
Not indicated
Coordinates
52.32646, -8.27618
SMR number
LI057-045----

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

4 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1790 map "Composite: Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).

Historical maps covering this location

  • 1790 · Composite: Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1882 · Ireland (southern half). (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1891 · Ireland 16 (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1904 · Sheet 13. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)

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The National Monuments Service's description

In pasture on summit of Knockmagh. Enclosure (LI057-057----) lies 60m to the N. Not depicted on OSi historic maps. Identified as a possible enclosure on Bórd Gáis Éireann Curraleigh West-Limerick gas pipeline aerial photographs (Strip Map 2, Site 2/5) taken 03/11/1984 where described as follows; Summit of the hill of Knockmagh enclosed by a low bank on one side. Traces of large curvilinear earthwork enclosing N side of Knockmagh Hill visible on Digital Globe orthoimage taken between 2011-13. Curvilinear earthwork visible on Google Earth orthoimage taken 18/11/2018.

See attached Google Earth orthoimages.

Compiled by: Martin Fitzpatrick

Date of upload: 20 November 2021

Nearby in the register

Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.

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