Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
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Rockingham Demesne (Boyle By., Rockingham.ED), County Roscommon, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Rockingham Demesne (Boyle By., Rockingham.ED)
- County
- Roscommon
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Knocknamelliagh
- Coordinates
- 53.97063, -8.21931
- SMR number
- RO006-096----
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
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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 hillock which was called Knockmelliagh (D'Alton 1845, 78-9). Circular grass-covered earthen mound (diam. of base 32m; H 5.5-6m) defined by a fosse (Wth of top 3.3m at S to 9.5m at E; D 0.15-0.3m) NE-S-NW, which cannot be traced NW-NE (max. ext. diam. c. 47m). It has a flat summit (diam. 6.2-6.5m).
See the attached aerial (001) and ground views (002), both taken from the S.
Compiled by: Michael Moore
Date of revised upload: 24 August 2010
References
D'Alton, J. 1845 The history of Ireland: from the earliest period to the year 1245. 2 vol. Dublin, Author.
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