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Enclosure - large enclosure

Aghadaugh, County Westmeath, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Enclosure - large enclosure, Aghadaugh, County Westmeath, 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
Aghadaugh
County
Westmeath
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
Hachured
Latest-edition OS map
Hachured
Coordinates
53.55009, -7.21326
SMR number
WM020-030----

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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

Situated on a slight rise, in gently undulating pasture and tillage, with good views in all directions. Depicted on 1837 OS 6-inch map as a large subcircular-shaped enclosure(approx. dims. 88m NE-SW; 92m NW-SE). Monument described in 1970 as a substantial roughly circular shaped area (approx. diam. 80m) enclosed by an earthen bank, fosse and an outer bank. The steep inner bank is present from E-S-W-N and is almost reduced to a scarp. It has been modified to form part of a modern field fence from W-N and has been quarried from NE-E. There are traces of a shallow intervening fosse from E-NW. There is a steep-sided outer bank from E-S-SW. A short portion of low bank extends across the terminus of the fosse and outer bank at E. There is a probable entrance gap (Wth at top 3.2m; basal Wth 2m) and a corresponding causeway (Wth at top 4.3m; overall Wth 5m; H 0.55m) at WSW. The interior has a gentle S-facing slope and a farm road extends ENE-WSW across it. Perimeter described in 1972 as having been levelled from W-NW and a large rectangular silage pit has been cut into the monument at NW. A modern deposit of earth and stone has been spread across the interior along the SE side of the pit. Extant monument clearly visible on oblique aerial photographs taken 15/07/1966 (CUCAP APE026/027). Partially levelled monument is visible today as a substantial suboval-shaped earthwork on Digital Globe aerial photography.

Compiled by: Alison McQueen, Vera Rahilly and Caimin O’Brien

Date of upload: 06 June 2019

References

CUCAP - Cambridge University Collection of Aerial Photographs. Unit for Landscape Modelling, Department of Geography, University of Cambridge. See:https://www.cambridgeairphotos.com

Nearby in the register

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

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