Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Moated site
Killeen West, County Roscommon, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Killeen West
- County
- Roscommon
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Coordinates
- 53.82345, -8.20703
- SMR number
- RO022-047----
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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
At the outer edge of a shelf towards the bottom of a N-facing slope. Rectangular grass-covered platform (dims 31.6m E-W; 28.5m N-S; H 1-1.6m) defined by flat-bottomed moats (Wth of top 4.8-7m; Wth of base 2.5-5m; D 0.5-1.2m) on all sides except the N where the moat is a band of rushes (Wth 4.4m), with an outer flat-topped bank (Wth of top 3.3m; H 0.5m) at E. It is surrounded by field banks on all sides except the N, and the corners of the platform are slightly raised (max. ext. dims 59m E-W; 46m N-S).
Compiled by: Michael Moore
Date of upload: 29th September, 2010
Nearby in the register
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.