Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Excavation - miscellaneous
Ballypheasan, County Roscommon, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Ballypheasan
- County
- Roscommon
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 53.63235, -8.18437
- SMR number
- RO039-047001-
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
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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
Archaeological excavation (04E1413) recorded a rectangular pit (dims 1.5m x 0.8m; D 0.35m) just to the N of St Comán's holy well (RO039-047----), and another pit (RO039-047002-) was just to its SE, but no artefacts were recovered from either pit, or the well. (Lohan 2007).
Compiled by: Michael Moore
Date of upload: 24 August 2010
References
Lohan, K. 2007 Mart Lane/Circular Road, Roscommon. Holy Well. in I. Bennett (ed.) Excavations 2004: summary accounts of archaeological excavations in Ireland, 382, No. 1482. Dublin, Wordwell
Nearby in the register
- Ritual site - holy wellunder 1 mi
- Excavation - miscellaneousunder 1 mi
- Crucifixion plaqueunder 1 mi
- Kiln - limeunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.