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Well

Lisroyne, County Roscommon, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Well, Lisroyne, 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
Lisroyne
County
Roscommon
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
Not indicated
Latest-edition OS map
Not indicated
Coordinates
53.77961, -8.11528
SMR number
RO023-165003-

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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

Situated on a NW-facing slope overlooking Lough Lea c. 200m to the NW, and within the enclosure (RO023-165001-) attached to rath (RO023-165----). It was excavated (10E0328) by Derek Gallagher in advance of development (Ó Séaghdha 2010; Gallagher 2013). The burnt mound material (RO023-165002-)) also overlay a well at its W edge and c. 4m W of the trough. The well is in unrelated to the fulacht fia and was funnel-shaped at the top (dims 2.4m E-W; 2m N-S) leading to a subcircular shaft (diam. of base 0.66m; total D 1.6m). The well was unlined and fragments of a wooden bowl were found at the water-logged base, where two posts stood upright, probably to support a superstructure for the well. The bowl produced a C14 date of cal. AD 403-544. (Bermingham and Ó Séaghdha 2012, 10)

Compiled by: Michael Moore

Date of revised upload: 20 July 2018

References

Ó Séaghdha, L. 2010c Strokestown GAA training pitch development Lisroyne, Strokestown, Co. Roscommon. Preliminary archaeological excavation report. Licence: 10E0328. Unpublished report TVAS Ireland.

Gallagher, D. 2013 Lisroyne. Ringfort and annexe, burnt mound with trough, well, pits field boundaries and field drains. In I. Bennett (ed.), Excavations 2010: summary accounts of archaeological excavations in Ireland, 182-4, No. 580. Dublin. Wordwell.

Bermingham, N. and Ó Séaghdha, L. 2012 Strokestown GAA Training Pitch Development Lisroyne, Strokestown, Co. Roscommon. Final archaeological excavation report. Licence: 10E0328. Unpublished report, TVAS Ireland.

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