Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Pitfield
Kilvoy, County Roscommon, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Kilvoy
- County
- Roscommon
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 53.83637, -8.29278
- SMR number
- RO016-151----
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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 slight N-facing slope. About 15 grass-covered pits (dims c. 10-15m x. c. 4m; D c. 0.5m) generally aligned E-W form two rows c. 50m apart, covering an area of c. 6 ha (c. 16 acres). Archaeological testing (02E1222) over the E extremity of the area failed to recover any related material (Read 2004e). Preliminary testing (15E0588) of pit features suggests the pits tested are non- archaeological and are likely to be of geological origin. One unrelated isolated pit (diam. 0.75m; D 0.10m) was identified (O’Connell, 2016). This testing has been carried out on behalf of Roscommon County Council, as part of the Environmental Impact Assessment for the N5 Ballaghderreen - Scramogue road development.
Compiled by: Michael Moore
Date of revised upload: 24 August 2010
O’Connell A, 2016, N5 Ballaghaderreen to Scramoge Road Development, Archaeological Consultancy Contract, Stage (i) Services, Area AH01-03, Kilvoy nad Cloonyeeffer Co. Roscommon, License 15E0588
References
Read, C. 2004e Kilvoy: no archaeological significane. In I. Bennett (ed.), Excavations 2002: summary accounts of archaeological excavations in Ireland, 455, No. 1614. Bray. Wordwell.
Nearby in the register
- Pitfieldunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Designed landscape - tree-ringunder 1 mi
- Moundunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.