Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Enclosure
Ballyglass (roscommon By.), County Roscommon, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Ballyglass (roscommon By.)
- County
- Roscommon
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 53.73747, -8.21093
- SMR number
- RO028-191002-
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
Visible on aerial photograph (OS 3/0144), and situated on a N-facing slope. Rectangular grass-covered area (dims 25.4m WNW-ESE; 22m NNE-SSW) defined by an earth and stone bank (Wth 2-3m; H 0.35m) at W and N, and field banks (Wth 4m; H 0.25m) of field system (RO028-191001-) at S and E. There is no identifiable original entrance, but there are two clearance cairns (dims c. 2-4m; H 0.3-0.4m) in the interior. Rath (RO028-188----) is c. 40m to the WNW.
Compiled by: Michael Moore
Date of upload: 24 August 2010
Nearby in the register
- Field systemunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Road - road/trackwayunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.