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Field system

Grallagh (Roscommon By.), County Roscommon, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Field system, Grallagh, 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
Grallagh (Roscommon By.)
County
Roscommon
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
Not indicated
Latest-edition OS map
Not indicated
Coordinates
53.81451, -8.28576
SMR number
RO022-056010-

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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

On a gentle N-facing slope of Rathcroghan ridge, and part of the unified field system at Rathcroghan. A area of c. 22 ha (c. 55 acres) contains field banks (Wth c. 3m; H 0.2-0.5m) largely reduced to low scarps forming small rectangular fields (dims c. 50m x c. 30m) with a roadway (RO022-056011-) (Wth 7m; L c. 300m) defined by low banks on either side running N-S through it. At its S end it meets a simiar ENE-WSW roadway (RO022-056058-) (L c. 300m) that continues S of the NW-SE public road. The fields (RO022-056031-) in Toberrory are c. 200m to the S.

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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