Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Enclosure
Carrownalassan, County Roscommon, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Carrownalassan
- County
- Roscommon
- Country
- Ireland
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 53.70594, -8.23237
- SMR number
- RO035-103----
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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
Visible on aerial photographs (CUCAP: AJN 88), and situated in a low-lying landscape between hills. Subrectangular, grass-covered sunken area (dims 49m NNE-SSW; 37.3m WNW-ESE) defined by a scarp down to the interior (H 0.7-0.9m) with a slight bank (Wth c. 3m; H 0.1-0.25m) on the perimeter. There is no visible entrance, and it may be a quarry (max. ext. dims 56.6m N-S; 44.3m E-W).
Compiled by: Michael Moore
Date of upload: 24 August 2010
References
CUCAP - Cambridge University Collection of Aerial Photographs. Unit for Landscape Modelling, Department of Geography, University of Cambridge. See:https://www.cambridgeairphotos.com
Nearby in the register
- House - indeterminate dateunder 1 mi
- House - indeterminate dateunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Field systemunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.