Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ceremonial enclosure
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
- 53.73022, -8.31536
- SMR number
- RO027-047002-
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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. 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)
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
- Barrow - bowl-barrowunder 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.