Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Enclosure
Drumcooly, County Offaly, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Drumcooly
- County
- Offaly
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- NULL
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Coordinates
- 53.32243, -7.06183
- SMR number
- OF012-006002-
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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)
- 1799 · Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1869 · Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1891 · Ireland 16 (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
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The National Monuments Service's description
Originally the motte (OF012-006001-) was situated in the centre of a circular enclosure that acted as its bailey. It is not clear of this enclosure pre-dates the motte or is a circular bailey that is contemporary with the motte.
Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien.
Date of upload: 23 May 2011
Nearby in the register
- Castle - motte and baileyunder 1 mi
- Graveyardunder 1 mi
- Churchunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.