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Monumental structure

Trinity Island, County Roscommon, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Monumental structure, Trinity Island, 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
Trinity Island
County
Roscommon
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
Not indicated
Latest-edition OS map
Not indicated
Coordinates
53.98914, -8.25478
SMR number
RO006-036004-

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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)
  • 1811 · 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

On Trinity Island. There are two sets of tie-stones on the outer face of the W end of the S nave wall, but excavation shows that no building was constructed here. Between these tie-stones is a C-shaped masonry structure (Wth 2.7m; D 1.6m; H 2.4m) which has been identifed as a memorial to Sir Conyers Clifford, Governor of Connacht, who was buried here after the Battle of the Curlew Mountains (RO006-002----) in 1599 (Clyne 2005, 60-1).

Compiled by: Michael Moore

Date of upload: 24 August 2010

References

Clyne, M. 2005 Archaeological excavations at Holy Trinity Abbey, Lough Key, Co. Roscommon. Proceedings of the Royal Irish Academy 105C (2), 23-98.

Nearby in the register

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

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