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Ceremonial enclosure

Caran (Ballymoe By., Carrowduff ED), County Roscommon, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Ceremonial enclosure, Caran, 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
Caran (Ballymoe By., Carrowduff ED)
County
Roscommon
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
Indicated
Latest-edition OS map
Hachured
Coordinates
53.73022, -8.31536
SMR number
RO027-047002-

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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 the crest of a NW-SE ridge, towards its NW end. Circular grass-covered area (int. diam. 105.75m NW-SE; 97.5m NE-SW) defined by a fosse (Wth of top 5.5m at NW to 8.5m at NE; max. int. D 0.3m) and outer bank (Wth 3.5-4.8m; int. H 0.5-1.4m; ext. H 0.2-0.5m) NE-E-SE, which can be traced as slight features SE-SW and NW-NE, but the inner edge of the fosse can be traced all around. There are gaps in the bank at NE, ENE, ESE and SE, but these are probably modern. Bowl barrow (RO027-047001-) is at the centre, and two E-W field walls with hedges overlie the enclosure S of the barrow. (Herity 1984, 138)

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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

Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.

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