Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Enclosure
Anglesborough, County Limerick, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Anglesborough
- County
- Limerick
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured (1927)
- Coordinates
- 52.34521, -8.27604
- SMR number
- LI057-046----
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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 S slope of Paradise Hill, within the former demesne of Massy Lodge, located 250m to S. Depicted on the 1840 ed. OSi 6-inch map as a raised circular-shaped area defined by a scarp. It is shown on the 1897 ed. OSi 25-inch map as a circular-shaped area (diam. c. 30m) enclosed by a bank with trees plants in interior. Outline of circular shaped enclosure visible on Digital Globe orthoimage taken between 2011-13 and on Google Earth orthoimages.
See attached Google Earth orthoimages.
Compiled by: Martin Fitzpatrick
Date of upload: 5 November 2021
Nearby in the register
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Earthworkunder 1 mi
- Designed landscape - tree-ringunder 1 mi
- Designed landscape - tree-ringunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.