Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Pitfield
Kilvoy, County Roscommon, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Kilvoy
- County
- Roscommon
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 53.83402, -8.29336
- SMR number
- RO022-004----
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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford LibrariesDavid Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford LibrariesDavid Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford LibrariesDavid 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
Pits are visible on aerial photograph (ACAP: V206/ 60, 59, 44) situated on a level landscape. No feature is visible at ground level in pasture, although c. 15-20 small pits aligned E-W can be seen as features in a Lidar image (Davis 2015, 77, No. 33:3) in an area of about 15 acres (c. 6 ha.).
Compiled by: Michael Moore
Date of revised upload: 4 February 2016
References
Air Corps Aerial Photographs. Photographic collection of the Irish Air Corps
Davis, S. 2015 N5 Strokestown - Ballaghderreen preferred route corridor: Lidar assessment. unpublished report for Roscommon County Council: UCD School of Archaeology
Nearby in the register
- Pitfieldunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Moundunder 1 mi
- Field systemunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.