Overview
Pound — Lauragh Upper is recorded as Pound in Kerry. In a rugged, gorse-covered area, on a W-facing slope overlooking Glanmore Lake. A square enclosure (c. 10m x c. 10m) is indicated and named 'pound' on the 1846 OS 6-inch map.
Why it was made
The saved account records: In a rugged, gorse-covered area, on a W-facing slope overlooking Glanmore Lake.
People and events
The saved account records: A square enclosure (c. 10m x c. 10m) is indicated and named 'pound' on the 1846 OS 6-inch map.
How it worked
The saved account records: This possible enclosure is not visible at ground level.
What remains
The saved account records: A laneway connects this pound with the road.
Why it mattered
Pound — Lauragh Upper matters because the source ties pound to this exact landscape and preserves evidence that a bare map name loses. The saved account adds: It is also named 'pound' on the OS Fair Plan.
History checked 15 August 2026 against the named sources below.
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