Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Enclosure
Oldcroghan, County Offaly, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Oldcroghan
- County
- Offaly
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 53.33912, -7.29254
- SMR number
- OF010-503----
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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
Cropmark of large oval-shaped enclosure of uncertain antiquity visible on Apple Maps aerial imagery. This cropmark may be related to the OSI Trig. Station which marks the spot height of 380ft. OD on the 1st. ed. OS 6-inch map. Cropmark of ring-ditch (OF010-502----) to N.
See attached image taken from Apple Maps aerial coverage
Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien based on details provided by Jean-Charles Caillère
Date of upload: 14 April 2020
Nearby in the register
- Ring-ditchunder 1 mi
- Road - class 1 togherunder 1 mi
- Barrow - ring-barrowunder 1 mi
- Burnt moundunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.