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Enclosure

Tullyval, County Roscommon, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Enclosure, Tullyval, County Roscommon, 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
Tullyval
County
Roscommon
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
Not indicated
Latest-edition OS map
Hachured
Coordinates
54.00950, -8.17663
SMR number
RO003-061----

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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

Marked only on the 1914 ed. of the OS 6-inch map. Situated on flat ground on the SE-facing slope of a rise, with a NE-SW stream c. 60m to the SE. Circular overgrown area (diam. 11m E-W; 10m N-S) defined by an earthen bank (Wth 3.2m; int. H 0.1m; ext. H 0.35m) with traces of inner and outer facing stones NW-N and at SE, which is reduced to a scarp (H 0.6m to 1.1m at E) elsewhere. There is no visible fosse or entrance. Earthwork (RO003-060----) is c. 50m to the WNW and rath (RO003-062001-) is c. 170m to the SW. It was removed by 2005 (OSI aerial photographs).
Compiled by: Michael Moore

Date of amended upload: 14 May 2015

Nearby in the register

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

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