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Moated site

Boeeshil (Carrigallen By.), County Leitrim, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Moated site, Boeeshil, County Leitrim, 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
Boeeshil (Carrigallen By.)
County
Leitrim
Country
Ireland
Coordinates
54.05136, -7.74543
SMR number
LE025-048001-

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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)
  • 1869 · Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1891 · Ireland 16 (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1922 · Ireland - northern section. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)

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The National Monuments Service's description

Situated at the bottom of a S-facing slope c. 50m from the N shore of what was an oval bay (dims c. 600m NW-SE; c. 450m NE-SW) opening at SE into the W end of Gardice Lough before the Ballinamore and Ballyconnell canal lowered the general levels of the lake and altered its shore. This is a grass-covered subrectangular area (int. dims 30.5m NW-SE; 27m NE-SW) defined by a scrub-covered earthen bank (Wth 3.5m; int. H 0.4m; ext. H 2m) and outer fosse or moat (Wth of top 5.5m; max. D 1m) at NW, a fosse or moat (Wth of top 5.5m; D 0.3-0.5m) at SE, a bank (Wth 3m; int. H 0.5m; ext. H 0.3m) at NE and a scarp (H 0.5-1m) at SW, but the NE and SW sides may have been truncated.

The above description is derived from 'The Archaeological Inventory of County Leitrim' compiled by Michael J. Moore (Dublin: Stationery Office, 2003). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research.

Date of upload: 23 September 2008

Nearby in the register

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

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