Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Moated site
Cloonshannagh (roscommon By., Creeve Ed), County Roscommon, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Cloonshannagh (roscommon By., Creeve Ed)
- County
- Roscommon
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Coordinates
- 53.84765, -8.08288
- SMR number
- RO017-176----
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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 the NE-facing slope of a drumlin. Trapezoidal grass-covered area (dims 33m NE-SW at SE to 41m NE-SW at NW; 31.5m NW-SE) defined by earthen banks (Wth 4.5-5m; int. H 1m; ext. H 1.1m at NW to 2m at NE) at NE and parts of the SE and NW sides, and by outer moats (Wth of base 4.2-5m; D 0.1-0.4m) on the NE, SE and SW sides. There is an outer bank (Wth 6m; int. H 0.95m; ext. H 0.6m) at the SW end of the SE side, and the perimeter is overlain by a NW-SE laneway at SW. Rath (RO017-175----) is c. 70m to the NW.
Compiled by: Michael Moore
Date of upload: 24 August 2010
Nearby in the register
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Crannogunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.