Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Burial
Erris, County Roscommon, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Erris
- County
- Roscommon
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 53.97356, -8.27200
- SMR number
- RO006-083002-
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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 top of a terrace of rock-outcrop, and probably an early monastic site. Seventeen inhumations were recovered S of the enclosure of Templenadrinney church (RO006-083001-) (Channing 1994c, 70) when it was determined that the burials extended to the W, but not E under the by-pass road.
Compiled by: Michael Moore
Date of upload: 24 August 2010
References
Channing, J. 1994c 'Templedriney Church', Erris Church and enclosure. In I. Bennett (ed.), Excavations 1993: summary accounts of archaeological excavations in Ireland, 70, No. 195. Bray. Wordwell.
Nearby in the register
- Churchunder 1 mi
- Ecclesiastical enclosureunder 1 mi
- Souterrainunder 1 mi
- Ritual site - holy wellunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.