Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Enclosure
Milltown (castlereagh By., Castleteheen Ed), County Roscommon, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Milltown (castlereagh By., Castleteheen Ed)
- County
- Roscommon
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 53.73581, -8.31133
- SMR number
- RO028-168001-
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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
Visible on aerial photograph (OSAP: 4205), and situated at the S edge of a broad plateau. Rectangular grass-covered area (27.5m WNW-ESE; 20m NNE-SSW) defined by an earthen bank (Wth 3-4m; H 0. 2-0.3m). The S end of the E side is overlain by the W end of a three-roomed house (RO028-168004-) (ext. dims 16.4m E-W; 6.2m N-S) defined by an earthen bank (Wth 1.2-1.5m; H 0.2m). N of the house site is a small rectangualar enclosure (RO028-168005-) (dims. c. 20m N-S; 17m E-W) defined by relict field banks (Wth 3m; H 0.3m) at E and N and which has a ditch (Wth of base c. 1m; D 0.2m) internally on each side.
The rectangular enclosure was integrated with a field system (RO028-168002-) of rectangular fields (dims c. 100m x. c. 50m) covering an area of about 25 acres (c. 10 ha) and a pitfield (RO028-168003-) of c. 100 pits aligned WNW-ESE, parallel to the field banks, both of which can no longer be seen at ground level in reclaimed pasture.
Compiled by: Michael Moore
Date of upload: 24 August 2010
References
OSAP - Ordnance Survey Aerial Photographs. Photographic collection. Ordnance Survey of Ireland. Dublin.
Nearby in the register
- House - indeterminate dateunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Pitfieldunder 1 mi
- Field systemunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.