Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Enclosure
Clara, County Offaly, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Clara
- County
- Offaly
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- NULL
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 53.34869, -7.62881
- SMR number
- OF008-005----
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Shown on 4 historical map sheets, the earliest the 1790 "Composite: Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
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The National Monuments Service's description
On natural low hill in area of undulating land. Barely visible outline of a large circular enclosure (approx. diam. 50m). No other features visible. Aerial photographs (GSI, N 557/6; OSO 3010088) shows outline of large circular enclosure. Depicted as an irregularly shaped enclosure on the 1840 edition of the OS 6-inch map.
The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Offaly' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1997). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research.
Date of upload: 23 May 2011
Nearby in the register
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Designed landscape - tree-ringunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.