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Grallagh More, County Roscommon, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Grallagh More
- County
- Roscommon
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Embanked enclosure
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Coordinates
- 53.94920, -8.26977
- SMR number
- RO010-006----
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
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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 a low rise on a W-facing slope. Circular grass-covered platform (diam. 24.5m E-W; 23m N-S; H 1.2m) defined by a wide fosse (Wth. of top 7-8.5m; Wth of base 2-3.5m) and an outer bank (Wth. 3.8m at S to 5.6m at E; int. H 1m at S to 1.5m at E; ext. H 0.85m at N to 1.1m generally). There is no visible entrance (max. ext. diam. 48m N-S; 50m E-W).
See the attached wide-angle view taken from the SW.
Compiled by: Michael Moore
Date of upload: 24 August 2010
Nearby in the register
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Cairn - clearance cairnunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - cashelunder 1 mi
- Ring-ditchunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.