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Field system

Casheltauna, County Roscommon, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Field system, Casheltauna, 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
Casheltauna
County
Roscommon
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
Not indicated
Latest-edition OS map
Not indicated
Coordinates
53.72446, -8.21238
SMR number
RO028-206002-

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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 with a slight E-facing slope. An area of c. 25 ha with rock outcrop at its E edge has the remains of large rectangular fields (dims c. 200m x c. 100m) and contains, but probably post-dates cashel (RO028-2060001-) and rath (RO028-206008-). A meandering E-W roadway (RO028-206003-) (Wth 7m; original L c. 450m) defined by earthen banks (Wth 2-3m; 0.2-0.5m) survives in its central portion, S of a modern WNW-ESE field wall, and its S bank truncates the N side of cashel (RO028-206001-). It can be traced further E (L c. 160m) and W (L c. 100m) where it less well-defined. Much of the N part of the fields do not survive, but two house sites (RO028-206014-; RO028-206015-) are recorded there. However, about 50 acres (c. 20 ha) at the S survives, including the settlement cluster (RO028-206007-) at the E edge of the fields, which is probably contemporary with them.

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Compiled by: Michael Moore

Date of upload: 24 August 2010

Nearby in the register

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

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