Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Enclosure
Carns, County Roscommon, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Carns
- County
- Roscommon
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Coordinates
- 53.75753, -8.25352
- SMR number
- RO028-076----
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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 top of a slight WNW-ESE ridge, c. 600m N of the WNW-ESE Carnfree ridge. D-shaped grass-covered area (dims 56.7m NNE-SSW; 41.7m WNW-ESE) defined by earthen banks (Wth 4-6.5m; int. H 0.2m generally to 0.5m at E; ext. H 0.4-0.6m) with a curved side at N, and the straight S side interrupting a relict field E-W field bank of field system (RO028-056001-). There is no visible fosse but the entrance (Wth 1.2m) is at E. Rath (RO028-235----) is c. 30m to the SW.
Compiled by: Michael Moore
Date of upload: 24 August 2010
Nearby in the register
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Structureunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.