Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Moated site
Carrowmoneen (Frenchpark By.), County Roscommon, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Carrowmoneen (Frenchpark By.)
- County
- Roscommon
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Fidlers Fort
- Coordinates
- 53.88183, -8.25857
- SMR number
- RO016-009----
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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)
- 1811 · 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
On a terrace overlooking lower ground to the N. Rectangular grass-covered platform (dims 34.5m N-S; 25.2m E-W; H 1m) defined by flat-bottomed moats (at W: Wth of top 3.9m; Wth of base 2.8m; D 0.2m; at N: Wth of top 4.7m; Wth of base 4.1m; D 0.6m) with a field bank and lane outside the moats at E and S.
Compiled by: Michael Moore
Date of upload: 29th September, 2010
Nearby in the register
- Hut siteunder 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.