Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Field system
Carnakit, County Roscommon, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Carnakit
- County
- Roscommon
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 53.78785, -8.33126
- SMR number
- RO021-042023-
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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 summit of a WNW-ESE ridge, S and SE of barrow (RO021-042021-). Described in 1983 as field banks covering c. 6 ha (c. 15 acres), the low grass-covered banks forming small but regular fields (dims c. 100m x c. 100m) with some indications of a roadway and a possible house site (SMR file), which is the fulacht fia (RO021-042022-). The field banks are no longer visible at ground level in pasture.
Compiled by: Michael Moore
Date of upload: 24 August 2010
Nearby in the register
- Fulacht fiaunder 1 mi
- Barrow - mound barrowunder 1 mi
- Barrow - ditch barrowunder 1 mi
- Barrow - ring-barrowunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.