Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Enclosure
Inishatirra Island, County Roscommon, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Inishatirra Island
- County
- Roscommon
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 53.96183, -8.13743
- SMR number
- RO007-084003-
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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
Situated on the summit of Inishatirra Island (diam. c. 340-390m) in Lough Eidin. A rectangular enclosure or annexe (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 moated site (RO007-084001-), which is just to the NE. The enclosure 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 defining the perimeter at SE.
Compiled by: Michael Moore
Date of revised upload: 29 May 2015
Nearby in the register
- Moated siteunder 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.