Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
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Deerpark (boyle By., Boyle Rural Ed), County Roscommon, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Deerpark (boyle By., Boyle Rural Ed)
- County
- Roscommon
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 53.98260, -8.29089
- SMR number
- RO006-205----
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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 the N floodplain of the SW-NE Boyle river c. 2 km before it enters Lough Key. D-shaped mound of broken and burnt stones (dims 12.3m x 8.5m; T 0.3m) which was cut by a drain on the NW side. Excavation (98E0401) revealed a section of a circular trough (diam. 1.5m; D 0.9m) which was lined with wattle. It has been completely removed. (Fitzpatrick 1999, 2000b)
Compiled by: Michael Moore
Date of upload: 24 August 2010
References
Fitzpatrick, M. 1999 Report on Excavation at Deerpark, Boyle, Count Roscommon. Licence No. 98E0401. Unpublished report: Arch. Consultancy
Fitzpatrick, M. 2000b Deerpark, Boyle. In I. Bennett (ed.), Excavations 1999: summary accounts of archaeological excavations in Ireland, 267-8, No. 764. Bray. Wordwell.
Nearby in the register
- Mass-rock (present location)under 1 mi
- Churchunder 1 mi
- Field systemunder 1 mi
- Souterrainunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.