Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Enclosure - large enclosure
Oakfield, County Roscommon, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Oakfield
- County
- Roscommon
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Embanked enclosure
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Coordinates
- 53.74814, -8.16040
- SMR number
- RO029-051----
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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 low NE-SW ridge. Circular grass-covered area (diam. 70m N-S; 68m E-W) defined by an earthen bank (Wth 3-4m; int. H 0.2-0.4m; ext. H 1m) WNW-N-SE which is reduced to a scarp (H 0.6-1m) elsewhere, and a shallow fosse (Wth of top 4.1-4.3m; Wth of base 1.2-2m; D 0.3-0.8m). There is an entrance and causeway (Wth 5m) at SSW.
Compiled by: Michael Moore
Date of upload: 24 August 2010
Nearby in the register
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Fulacht fiaunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.