Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Moated site
Grange (roscommon By., Aughrim East Ed), County Roscommon, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Grange (roscommon By., Aughrim East Ed)
- County
- Roscommon
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Embanked enclosure
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Coordinates
- 53.89533, -8.10883
- SMR number
- RO011-112----
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
Marked as a circular embanked enclosure (ext. diam. c. 40m) on the 1837 and 1914 eds. of the OS 6-inch map, and situated towards the top of the N-facing slope of a low NE-SW ridge. Rectangular grass-covered area (dims 33.2m E-W; 31m N-S) defined by a scarp (H 1m) at S, a field bank at N and earthen banks at W (Wth 2.7m; int. H 0.4m; ext. H 0.6m) and E (Wth 3.45m; int. H 0.3m; ext. 0.65m). There is an outer fosse or moat (Wth of base 6.75m; D 0.25m) and outer bank (Wth 3m; ext. H 0.25m) at W. Rath (RO011-111001-) is c. 80m to the NW.
Compiled by: Michael Moore
Date of upload: 24 August 2010
Nearby in the register
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.