Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Moated site
Inishatirra Island, County Roscommon, Ireland
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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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
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
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Enclosure - large enclosureunder 1 mi
- House - indeterminate dateunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.