Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Field system
Estersnow, County Roscommon, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Estersnow
- County
- Roscommon
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 53.93750, -8.23123
- SMR number
- RO010-041001-
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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 gentle SE-facing slope bordered by a stream and Estersnow church (RO010-040001-) at S and tower house (RO010-010001-) to the NW. It is visible as a complex of fields, covering c. 15 ha on aerial photographs (CUCAP: AVJ 38-40; BDV 1-3; BDU 100-101). A hollow way (RO010-041003-) (L c. 100m; Wth c. 10m) can be seen running N from the ecclesiastical enclosure (RO010-040003-). Land improvement has left remains only to the NE and E of the church and S of the NE-SW public road. These consist of five conjoined rectangular fields (dims. 8m x 20m to 50m x 100m) defined by grass-covered stone spreads (Wth 2-4m) and low scarps (H 0.3m). Archaeological testing c. 220m N of the church failed to produce any archaeological features. Fulachtai fia (RO010-041004-) survive c. 180m NNW of the church.
Compiled by: Michael Moore
Date of upload: 24 August 2010
References
Morahan, L. 2003 Estersnow: no archaeological significance. In I. Bennett (ed.), Excavations 2001: summary accounts of archaeological excavations in Ireland, 355, No. 1119. Bray. Wordwell.
Nearby in the register
- Road - road/trackwayunder 1 mi
- Fulacht fiaunder 1 mi
- Fulacht fiaunder 1 mi
- Barrow - mound barrowunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.