Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Designed landscape - tree-ring
Creggan ((costello By.), County Roscommon, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Creggan ((costello By.)
- County
- Roscommon
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 53.92215, -8.53500
- SMR number
- RO008-012----
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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
Marked faintly as a circular feature (diam. c. 30m) on the 1837 ed. of the OS 6-inch map (MA 74), and situated on the S end of a low ridge. Described (Gannon 1972) as a tree ring defined by a slight scarp. It is not visible at ground level.
Compiled by: Michael Moore
Date of upload: 24 August 2010
References
Gannon, A. 1972 Archaeological survey of Roscommon. Unpublished typed index cards prepared for Roscommon County Council.
Nearby in the register
- Standing stoneunder 1 mi
- Gatewayunder 1 mi
- Penal Mass stationunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.