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Moated site

Aghnagarron, County Longford, Ireland

The record

Townland
Aghnagarron
County
Longford
Country
Ireland
Latest-edition OS map
Hachured
Coordinates
53.80301, -7.48285
SMR number
LF011-001----

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

Shown on 4 historical map sheets, the earliest the 1790 "Composite: Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).

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The National Monuments Service's description

Within a hollow on a NE-facing slope in pasture. A raised subcircular area (36m N-S; 31m E-W) enclosed by a substantial bank of earth and stone (Wth 7m; H 0.75-1.65m) with an external fosse (Wth 7m; D 0.5-1.5m), which is fed by a small stream adjacent to the S. There is evidence of stone-facing on the inner face of the bank. A break (Wth 3m) at NE probably marks the original entrance. The broad stream-fed fosse at this monument and its location in a hollow suggest the possibility that it is a moated site.

Compiled by: Patrick F. O'Donovan

Date of upload: 3 May 2012

Nearby in the register

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

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