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Moated site

Carrownurlar (Roscommon By. ), County Roscommon, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Moated site, Carrownurlar (Roscommon By. ), 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
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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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

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

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

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