Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ecclesiastical enclosure
Erris, County Roscommon, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Erris
- County
- Roscommon
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Coordinates
- 53.97365, -8.27201
- SMR number
- RO006-083004-
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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
On a terrace of rock-outcrop, and probably an early ecclesiastical site. Visible in 1995 as a D-shaped grass-covered enclosure (dims 27.5m E-W; 22.5m N-S) defined by the edge of the outcrop N-E (max. H 3m) and an earthen bank (Wth 4m; H 0.3-0.7m) elsewhere. The foundations of a mortared stone wall (RO006-083001-) and burials (RO006-083002-) were found in the course of an excavation in 1989 for the Boyle by-pass (O'Riordain 1990b, 45). Souterrain (RO006-083005-) is at the W side of the enclosure and the holy well (RO006-083003-) is just to the N. It is within the field system (RO006-083006-), and cashel (RO006-083007-) is c. 200m to the E.
Compiled by: Michael Moore
Date of upload: 24 August 2010
References
Ó Ríordáin, B. 1990b 'Templenadriney', Erris Church (site of); burial ground; habitation. In I. Bennett (ed.), Excavations 1989: summary accounts of archaeological excavations in Ireland, 45, No. 81. Bray. Wordwell.
Nearby in the register
- Churchunder 1 mi
- Burialunder 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.