Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Enclosure - large enclosure
Sroove, County Roscommon, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Sroove
- County
- Roscommon
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Caldragh
- Coordinates
- 53.75854, -8.20806
- SMR number
- RO028-094----
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
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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
Situated on a broad low hill. Circular grass-covered area (diam. 154m N-S; 151m E-W) defined by an earthen bank (Wth 3-4m; int. H 0.4-1m; ext. H 1-1.6m) NE-S-SW, and a scarp (H 0.6m) elsewhere, except where the perimeter is clipped by road banks at NW and NNE. There is an outer fosse (Wth of top 4-5.5m; Wth of base 2-4m; D 0.2m) NE-S-WNW. There are entrance gaps at E (Wth 3m) and W (Wth 2.4m), and the perimeter is slightly re-aligned inwards at SE where field banks impinge on it. Although the name 'Caldragh' as recorded on the 1911 edition of the OS 6-inch map suggests a burial ground there is no record of, or any local knowledge of, burials.
Compiled by: Michael Moore
Date of upload: 24 August 2010
Nearby in the register
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Concentric enclosureunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.