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Moated site

Runnamoat, County Roscommon, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Moated site, Runnamoat, 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
Runnamoat
County
Roscommon
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
Not indicated
Latest-edition OS map
Earthwork
Coordinates
53.68498, -8.31648
SMR number
RO034-045001-

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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 the crest towards the E end of a low WNW-ESE ridge. Rectangular grass-covered area (dims 39.5m NNE-SSW; 36.3m WNW-ESE) planted with mature deciduous trees and defined by flat-bottomed moats (Wth of top 6-10m; Wth of base 2.3-3.3m; D 1-1.6m) and outer flat-topped banks (Wth of base 6.5-8.3m; Wth of top 3-4.9m; H 0.25-0.9m). There is no identifiable original entrance (max. ext. dims 63m N-S; 60m E-W), and the monument is surrounded by field banks. Knox (1911, 313-16) describes an attached 'outer garth' which is probably a field (dims c. 40m E-W; c. 15m N-S) (RO034-045002-) to the N and E enclosed by further fosses and banks, but there is no evidence of these features now.

Compiled by: Michael Moore

Date of upload: 29th September, 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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