Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Field system
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
- 53.98390, -8.26872
- SMR number
- RO006-195----
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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
Visible on aerial photographs (OS: 1, 3322-1), and situated on a NE-facing slope above the SW shore of Lough Key. Three parallel scarps (L 100-150m NW-SE; H 0.5m) placed c. 100m apart run across the contours, creating long, rectangular fields covering a triangular area of c. 4.5ha (c. 12 acres).
Compiled by: Michael Moore
Date of upload: 24 August 2010
Nearby in the register
- Crannogunder 1 mi
- Crannogunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.