Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Enclosure - large enclosure
Ballyrickard More, County Offaly, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Ballyrickard More
- County
- Offaly
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 52.99971, -7.81112
- SMR number
- OF043-077----
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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 circular-shaped enclosure (approx. diam. 70m) defined by a filled-in fosse visible on Digital Globe aerial imagery. Faint outline of small circular feature in centre of enclosure, may be the remains of a small barrow. Lime-kiln depicted in the vicinity of this feature on the first ed. OS 6-inch map. The small circular feature may be the remains of this kiln. Outline of enclosure vlearly visible on Google Earth aerial imagery taken 18/01/2018.
See attached images from Google Earth aerial photographs taken 18/01/2018 and 30/11/2009
Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien based on details provided by Jean-Charles Caillère
Date of upload: 14 April 2020
Nearby in the register
- Ringfort - unclassifiedunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.