Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Enclosure
Clonbrown, County Offaly, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Clonbrown
- County
- Offaly
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- NULL
- Latest-edition OS map
- Indicated
- Coordinates
- 53.25494, -7.03793
- SMR number
- OF020-002----
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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
This site now appears as an unenclosed slightly raised area (max dimsc.39m) with no evidence of a bank or fosse. Field fences cut across N side of site and site is covered with overgrowth. Tradition of site being a fairy fort.
On flat pasture land with bog to the E. The site now appears as a slightly raised area (H 2m; diam. 39m) with no evidence of an enclosing bank or fosse. Large boulder at S side of site and field fence cuts across N side of site. Site locally known as a fairy fort.
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
- Ringfort - rath1 mi
- Enclosure1 mi
- Mound1 mi
- Enclosure2 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.