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Moated site

Coolcran (Tirawley By., Kilmoylan Par.), County Mayo, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Moated site, Coolcran (Tirawley By., Kilmoylan Par.), County Mayo, 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
Coolcran (Tirawley By., Kilmoylan Par.)
County
Mayo
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
Rathmoyle
Latest-edition OS map
Rathmoyle
Coordinates
54.11904, -9.20191
SMR number
MA030-048----

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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)
  • 1841 · 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

In pasture, located on the N side of a rise, overlooking to E a natural depression of wet ground.
This moated site consists of a rectangular platform (32.5m NNE-SSW; 48m ESE-WNW) defined by an earthen bank, and enclosed by an external fosse. The bank (W 6.3m; int. H 1.35; ext. H 1.5m) is quite well preserved preserved at S, but elsewhere survives mainly as a scarp, lowest (ext. H 0.5m) at NE and E, which retains a slight internal lip in parts. The fosse (W 4.4m; ext. D 1.4m) is evident only on S side. Brambles and thorn bushes around the perimeter; interior grassy.
There is a rath (MA030-049----) c. 200m to NE.

Compiled by: Jane O’Shaughnessy

Date of upload: 16 April 2018

Nearby in the register

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

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