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Field system

Ballybroghan,Carrowkeel (Roscommon By., Ogulla ED),Lissacurkia (Roscommon By.), County Roscommon, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Field system, 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
Ballybroghan,Carrowkeel (Roscommon By., Ogulla ED),Lissacurkia (Roscommon By.)
County
Roscommon
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
Not indicated
Latest-edition OS map
Not indicated
Coordinates
53.76322, -8.24111
SMR number
RO028-079----

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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 a broad plateau and its S-facing slope. An area of about 250 acres (c. 1 km square) had relict field banks forming large rectangular fields (dims c. 100m x c. 300m) which connected with the field systems around Carnfree (RO028-056001-) (Herity 1988). Much of the relict field banks have been removed, except in Lissaculkia where they are generally unconnected with ring-barrows or ringforts and now cover an area of about 130 acres (c. 53 ha).

Compiled by: Michael Moore

Date of upload: 24 August 2010

References

Herity, M. 1988 A survey of the royal sites of Cruachain in Connacht Roscommon. IV. Ancient field systems at Rathcroghan and Carnfreee. Journal of the Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland 117-118, 67-84.

Nearby in the register

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

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