Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Moated site
Castlenode, County Roscommon, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Castlenode
- County
- Roscommon
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 53.75891, -8.07783
- SMR number
- RO029-148----
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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
At the bottom of a NE-facing slope and at the edge of the flood-plain of the S-N Scramoge river, c. 100m to the NE. Rectangular grass-covered area (dims 34m NW-SE; 29.6m NE-SW) defined by moats (Wth of top 4.7-7.5m; Wth of base 2.2-4m; int. D 0.2-0.7m; ext. D 0.2-0.6m) on all sides, with an outer bank (Wth 4.7m; H 0.1-0.2m) at SW. The perimeter of the platform at SW is overlain by a NW-SE drystone wall and hedge (max. ext. dims 49.3m NW-SE; 41.5m NE-SW).
Compiled by: Michael Moore
Date of upload: 29th September, 2010
Nearby in the register
- House - indeterminate dateunder 1 mi
- House - indeterminate dateunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.