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Field system

Carrowbaun (Ballymoe By.), County Roscommon, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Field system, Carrowbaun, 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
Carrowbaun (Ballymoe By.)
County
Roscommon
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
Not indicated
Latest-edition OS map
Not indicated
Coordinates
53.73532, -8.25796
SMR number
RO028-243----

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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

At the bottom of E and S-facing slopes, c. 50-600m from the N shore of Shad Lough, and c. 300m NW of Aghclare church (RO028-101001-). An area of about 30 acres (c. 12 ha) contains small rectangular fields (dims c. 20-40m x 40m) defined by earthen banks (Wth c. 2-3.5m; H 0.1-0.3m), sometimes with slight outer ditches (Wth of base 1-1.8m), or defined by ditches alone. There are traces of a roadway (Wth 10m) defined by slight banks (Wth c. 2m) running W-E from the site of Briarfield House, c. 1 km to the W. There are no house-sites or evidence of lazy-bed cultivation within the fields, although there are lazy-beds in the surrounding area.

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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