Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Moated site
Frenchpark Demesne, County Roscommon, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Frenchpark Demesne
- County
- Roscommon
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Indicateed
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Coordinates
- 53.88997, -8.41370
- SMR number
- RO015-008----
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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 level landscape. Rectangular grass-covered area (dims 70m WNW-ESE; 57m NNE-SSW) defined by gapped earthen banks (Wth 3-4.5m; int. H 0.2-0.65m; ext. H 1.45-1.8m) and flat-bottomed moats (Wth of base 3.7-4m; D 0.4-0.7m) on the W, N and E sides, and by a field bank at S. There is a short outer bank (Wth 3.2m; ext. H 0.3m) at the S end of the W side.
Compiled by: Michael Moore
Date of upload: 24 August 2010
Nearby in the register
- Souterrainunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 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.