Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Enclosure - large enclosure
Murragh, County Offaly, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Murragh
- County
- Offaly
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Partially indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Partially indicated
- Coordinates
- 53.27906, -7.59992
- SMR number
- OF016-082----
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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
Situated on flat poorly drained lands on the floodplains of the River Clodiagh immediately to S. Outline of large circular-shaped area (approx. diam. 84m) defined by an earthen bank and fosse clearly visible at N and intersected at W and E by field boundaries running N-S. Outline of monument is clearly visible on Digital Globe aerial photograph taken 18/01/2019.
See attached image of Google Earth photograph taken 18/01/2019
Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien based on details provided by Ed O'Donovan
Date of upload: 09 April 2019
Nearby in the register
- Churchunder 1 mi
- Barrow - ditch barrowunder 1 mi
- Castle - tower houseunder 1 mi
- Ecclesiastical enclosureunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.