Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Field system
Slevin, County Roscommon, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Slevin
- County
- Roscommon
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 53.75880, -8.31350
- SMR number
- RO028-052003-
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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
In a slight col with hills to the NW and SE. Land at Sleaveen that had been owned by Dermot O'Conor in 1641 was transferred to Garret Dillon under the Cromwellian settlement (Simington 1949, 49). Field banks covering an area of about 36 acres (c. 15 ha) that are visible on aerial photographs (GSIAP: M, 82-3) have been removed, apart from an area of about 7 acres (c. 3 ha) NW of the NE-SW Tulsk - Castleplunket road where rectangular fields (dims c. 25-50m x c. 100m) defined by low scarps survive. The house (RO028-052002-) is within the area where the field system has been removed. Archaeological testing (03E0428; 03E0697) within the area S of the public road during 2003 failed to produce any related material (Carey 2006; Read 2006g).
Compiled by: Michael Moore
Date of upload: 26th September 2011
References
Simington, R.C. (ed.) 1949 Books of survey and distribution. County of Roscommon. Dublin. Stationery Office.
GSIAP - Geological Survey of Ireland Aerial Photographs (c. 1973). Geological Survey. Beggars Bush, Haddington Road, Dublin 4.
Read, C. 2006g Slevin: no archaeological significance. In I. Bennett (ed.), Excavations 2003: summary accounts of archaeological excavations in Ireland, 428, No. 1604. Bray. Wordwell.
Carey, A. 2006 Slevin: no archaeological significance. In I. Bennett (ed.), Excavations 2003: summary accounts of archaeological excavations in Ireland, 428, No. 1603. Dublin. Wordwell.
Nearby in the register
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- House - 16th/17th centuryunder 1 mi
- Quarryunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.