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Pitfield

Kilvoy, County Roscommon, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Pitfield, Kilvoy, 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
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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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)
  • 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 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

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

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