Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
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Caran (ballymoe By., Carrowduff Ed), County Roscommon, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Caran (ballymoe By., Carrowduff Ed)
- County
- Roscommon
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Coordinates
- 53.73027, -8.31537
- SMR number
- RO027-047001-
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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
On the crest of a NW-SE ridge, towards its NW end. Subcircular flat-topped and grass-covered mound (dims of base 19.7m ENE-WSW; 18.4m NNW-SSE; dims of top 14m ENE-WSW; 14.7m NNW-SSE; H 0.6m at E to 1.2m at W) separated by a rounded fosse (Wth of base 2-2.5m) or berm (Wth 3m) from an outer overgrown bank (Wth 5-8m; int. H 0.2-0.4m; ext. H 1.2-1.6m). This is surrounded by a field bank and hedge (max. ext. dims 38.8m NNW-SSE; 38m ENE-WSW). It is within ceremonial enclosure (RO027-047002-). (Herity 1984, 138)
See the attached aerial image taken from the E.
Compiled by: Michael Moore
Date of upload: 24 August 2010
References
Herity, M. 1984 A survey of the royal site of Cruachain in Connacht, 2. Prehistoric monuments. Journal of the Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland 114, 125-35.
Nearby in the register
- Ceremonial enclosureunder 1 mi
- Field systemunder 1 mi
- Pitfieldunder 1 mi
- House - indeterminate dateunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.