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Enclosure

Ballindollaghan (Knox), County Roscommon, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Enclosure, Ballindollaghan (Knox), 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
Ballindollaghan (Knox)
County
Roscommon
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
Not indicated
Latest-edition OS map
Not indicated
Coordinates
53.78080, -8.37991
SMR number
RO021-063003-

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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

Visible on aerial photographs (ACAP: V206/13.12), and situated on a slight E-facing slope. Rectangular grass-covered area (dims 31m NNW-SSE; 25m ENE-WSW) defined by an earthen bank and hedge (at W: Wth 3.2m; int. H 0.6m; ext. H 0.5m) separated by a berm (Wth 2m) from an outer fosse (Wth of top 3.4m; Wth of base 0.9m; int. D 0.6m; ext. D 1.1m) on all sides except the E where there is a fosse at the S end while the N part was not completed, and at N where there is no fosse. A smaller rectangular enclosure (RO021-063004-) (dims 14m NNW-SSE; 11m ENE-WSW) is attached to the S end and outer side of the perimeter at E. It is defined by an earthen bank and outer fosse or drain at S and W, a scarp at N and a modern field bank and drain at E. They may be small fields. Church (RO021-064001-) is c. 150m to the SE.

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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