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Moated site

Inishatirra Island, County Roscommon, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Moated site, Inishatirra Island, 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
Inishatirra Island
County
Roscommon
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
Indicated
Latest-edition OS map
Hachured
Coordinates
53.96197, -8.13698
SMR number
RO007-084001-

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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

Identified as a centre of the Mac Dermot kings of Moylurg with references from the mid to late 14th century (O'Conor 1998b). Situated on the summit of Inishatirra Island (diam. c. 340-390m) at a narrow point in Lough Eidin where the E and S shores are c. 180m and 100m distant from the shores of the island. This is a rectangular grass-covered area (dims 30m E-W; 29m N-S) defined by flat-bottomed moats (Wth of top 4.8-5.3m; Wth of base 3.2-3.5m; int. D 1-1.3m; ext. D 0.6-0.9m) surrounded by overgrown earthen field banks. A rectangular enclosure or annexe (RO007-084003-) (dims 26m NW-SE; 22m NE-SW) defined by scarps (H 0.3m) and fosses (Wth of base 1.3-2.6m; ext. D 0.1m) at SW and NW is attached to the moat at SW and has a bank (Wth 2.7m; int. H 0.2m; ext. H 0.6m), fosse (Wth of base 1m; ext. D 0.8m), and outer field bank at SE. The large enclosure (RO007-084002-) is attached at NE.

Compiled by: Michael Moore

Date of upload: 29th September, 2010

References

O'Conor, K. 1998b The moated site on Inishatirra Island, Drumharrow Lough, Co. Roscommon. Journal of the County Roscommon Historical and Archaeological Society 7, 114-114B.

Nearby in the register

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

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