DDiscover AloneMapAbout

Enclosure in Clonmacnoise

Enclosure

The monument record does not grant public access. Check the route and ask the landowner before entering private land.

What do you know about this place?Tap to add a comment or ask a question

What you write will be public.

What is recorded here

Map note: The recorded spot for Enclosure in Clonmacnoise is around Clonmacnoise, County Offaly, Ireland; it is an enclosure. The past can keep its secrets; the map gives you a starting point.
This is reference to the enclosing wall around the 'Nuns' Chapel' at Clonmacnoise (Cooke 1875, 374-8).

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record OF005-029002

Places near here

Photo credits
  • Maker not stated on source page, www.britannica.com
  • Joseph Mischyshyn, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • Berthold Werner, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0
  • Joseph Mischyshyn, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • N Chadwick, Geograph · Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 2.0
  • Javier Mediavilla Ezquibela, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 2.5
  • Didier Descouens, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0
  • Maker not stated on source page, fity.club
  • Maker not stated on source page, uk.pinterest.com
  • Mike Searle, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • Joseph Mischyshyn, Wikimedia Commons
  • Maker not stated on source page, www.geograph.ie
Church in ClonmacnoiseChurch · 377 yd

Explorer Tom Church in Clonmacnoise named after Moreig O’Duffy burned down in 1135, which is a tragic backstory for a spot with no…

Templefineen or Mc Carthys ChChurch · 599 yd

Explorer Tom Templefineen or Mc Carthys Ch in Clonmacnoise is a Romanesque masterpiece pretending to be a pile of stones. If it won…

Temple Kieran or the Little Church (in Ruins)Church · 613 yd

Explorer Tom Temple Kieran or the Little Church in Clonmacnoise is tilting because someone buried too many bodies underneath. The…

ClonmacnoiseArchaeological place · 618 yd

Explorer Tom Clonmacnoise in County Offaly has one least favourite visitor: the guy who keeps asking if the stones are hot to touch.…

Graveyard in ClonmacnoiseGraveyard · 619 yd

Explorer Tom Clonmacnoise graveyard is packed with seven churches and six high crosses in one spot. St. Ciarán started it in the 6th…

Castle or Bishops PalaceCastle, Anglo-Norman masonry castle · 906 yd

Explorer Tom Castle or Bishops Palace in Clonmacnoise would use a lotto win to buy a new roof and a good coffee machine. It’s…

Hawthorn1495 yd

Explorer Tom Hawthorn in County Offaly would survive a zombie attack by simply standing still until they get bored and leave. Its…

Stone sculpture in ClonmacnoiseStone sculpture · 1495 yd

Explorer Tom Stone sculpture in Clonmacnoise might just be a bust from 1700, but it acts like a king. It’s got no official standing…

Holy well in CreevaghHoly well · 1.0 mi

Explorer Tom Holy well in Creevagh would post 'Mood: Invisible but Hydrated' on social media. It’s known as Merrigan's Well and was…

Clonlyon CastleCastle, tower house · 4.5 mi

Explorer Tom Clonlyon Castle swears by a superstition that says touching the spiral stairs guarantees bad luck. The walls are thick…

Shannonbridge FortVisitor attraction · 4.6 mi

Explorer Tom Shannonbridge Fort stands on the Roscommon bank of the Shannon, eyeing the stone bridge as though a French army might…

Bishop's IslandsIsland · 5.2 mi

Explorer Tom Bishop's Islands in County Galway are guarding a scandal so old it’s fossilized into the rock itself. The locals…

More archaeology and monuments in County Offaly · All of County Offaly

Add to this placeAdd a picture Add a detailed tip Add a story

Explore the map1,095,414 places to discover

Next place · or swipeChurch in Clonmacnoise