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Moated site

Milltown (Castlereagh By., Castleteheen ED), County Roscommon, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Moated site, Milltown, 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
Milltown (Castlereagh By., Castleteheen ED)
County
Roscommon
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
Not indicated
Latest-edition OS map
Corraun
Coordinates
53.74265, -8.32727
SMR number
RO027-045----

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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

Towards the N crest of a broad E-W ridge. Rectangular grass-covered area (dims 35m NW-SE; 33m NE-SW) defined by earthen banks (Wth 2.5-4.7m; int. H 0.2-0.4m; ext. H 0.8-1.2m) on all sides except the NW, separated by flat-bottomed moats (Wth of top 3-6.6m; Wth of base 2-2.5m; D 1-1.1m) from interrupted sections of outer banks (Wth 3.2-5m; ext. H 0.2-0.5m). There are traces of a second outer moat or quarry (Wth of base 1.4m; D 0.3m) at NE. There is an entrance through the inner (Wth 3.2m) and outer (Wth 4.6m) banks, but no causeway, at the centre of the NE side (max. ext. dims 51m NW-SE; 49m NE-SW).

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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.

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