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Road - road/trackway

Ardcarn (Boyle By.), County Roscommon, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Road - road/trackway, Ardcarn, 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
Ardcarn (Boyle By.)
County
Roscommon
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
Ancient Road
Latest-edition OS map
Ancient Road
Coordinates
53.96327, -8.21126
SMR number
RO006-103012-

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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

Approaching Ardcarn church (RO006-103001-) from the SW near rath (RO006-149----). Linear feature (L c. 800m, wth 5-10m) defined partly by earthen banks (Wth 3-4m; H 0.5m) running NE and turning N as it proceeds around the base of Ardcarn Hill (L c. 350m), where it meets the road (RO006-106008-), c. 100m E of the church.

See the attached image at the NE end of the road.

Compiled by: Michael Moore

Date of upload: 24 August 2010

Nearby in the register

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

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