Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Moated site
Milltown (castlereagh By., Castleteheen Ed), County Roscommon, Ireland
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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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
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).
See the attached aerial image taken from the E
Compiled by: Michael Moore
Date of upload: 29th September, 2010
Nearby in the register
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Cairn - clearance cairnunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.