Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Moated site
Carrownurlar (roscommon By. ), County Roscommon, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Carrownurlar (roscommon By. )
- County
- Roscommon
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Coordinates
- 53.83442, -8.16485
- SMR number
- RO017-151----
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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
At the bottom of a S-facing slope, above the flat valley (Wth c. 100m) of the NE-SW Owenur River which had a ford (RO017-152----) here and c. 50m from the stream. Square grass-covered area (dims 29.7m N-S; 29.4m E-W) defined by slight earthen banks (Wth 6-6.5m; int. H 0.1-0.2m; ext. H 0.3-0.4m) at N and S, and slight fosses or moats (Wth of top 4.5-6m; D 0.1-0.3m) on all sides, but that at N is almost completely removed.
Compiled by: Michael Moore
Date of upload: 24 August 2010
Nearby in the register
- Fordunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Fulacht fiaunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.