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Moated site

Figh, County Roscommon, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Moated site, Figh, County Roscommon, with a pin at the register's coordinates
Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915), covering this location. Courtesy of the National Library of Scotland. The pin is ours, placed from the register's coordinates.

The record

Townland
Figh
County
Roscommon
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
Not indicated
Latest-edition OS map
Hachured
Coordinates
53.84815, -8.60149
SMR number
RO014-036----

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

4 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1790 map "Composite: Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).

Historical maps covering this location

  • 1790 · Composite: Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1857 · Ireland (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1869 · Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1891 · Ireland 16 (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)

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The National Monuments Service's description

Marked only on the 1914 ed. of the OS 6-inch map as a circular feature (diam. c. 25m), and situated at the bottom of the SW-facing slope of a NW-SE ridge and on the NE shore of Figh Lough, an amorphous bog lake (dims c. 900m NW-SE; c. 200m NE-SW). Rectangular grass-covered area (dims 23m N-S; 17m E-W; H 1.7-2.3m) defined by a fosse at N (Wth of top 4.2m; Wth of base 3m; int. D 2.3m; ext. D 1.8m), a fosse (Wth of top 6.7m; Wth of base 4.4m; int. D 1.7m; ext. D 1.5m) and outer bank (Wth 5.4m; ext. H 1m) at S, and scarps at W (H 1.8m) and E (H 2m). The W end of the outer bank at S is destroyed by a quarry which has also curtailed the perimeter at W, and there is a large swallow-hole called Pollaghadoon E of the monument.

Compiled by: Michael Moore

Date of upload: 24 August 2010

Nearby in the register

Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.

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