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Enclosure - large enclosure

Ballyrickard More, County Offaly, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Enclosure - large enclosure, Ballyrickard More, County Offaly, with a pin at the register's coordinates
Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915), covering this location. Courtesy of the National Library of Scotland. The pin is ours, placed from the register's coordinates.

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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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

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)
  • 1811 · 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

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

Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.

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