Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Moated site
Carrownalassan, County Roscommon, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Carrownalassan
- County
- Roscommon
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Coordinates
- 53.72116, -8.19528
- SMR number
- RO028-216001-
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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
On a gentle S-facing slope. Square grass-covered area (dims 39m E-W; 38.3m N-S) defined by a flat-bottomed moat at N (Wth of top 7.7m; Wth of base 3m; int. D 0.65m; ext. D 0.55m) and E (Wth of top 9.2m; Wth of base 3.4m; int. D 0.5m; ext. D 0.3m), and scarps at S (H 0.15m) and W (H 0.6m). A rectangular grass-covered enclosure or annexe (RO028-216002-) (dims 30.9m N-S; 28.6m E-W) defined by scarps (H 0.25-0.45m) is attached outside the moat at E. Rath (RO028-215----) is c. 40m to the SW.
Compiled by: Michael Moore
Date of upload: 29th September, 2010
Nearby in the register
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - cashelunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.