Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Well
Ranelagh, County Roscommon, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Ranelagh
- County
- Roscommon
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 53.65236, -8.19445
- SMR number
- RO039-102005-
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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
A large subcircular and straight-sided pit (dims 3.58m x 2.66m; D 1.9m) with an access ramp at N, which is located between the fosses of Enclosures A and B at S, is interpreted as a possible well or water-hole. It had seven grey silty clay layers indicative of standing water at the base, and its upper layers were cut by the perimeter of Enclosure D at SW. (Delaney and Ní Cheallacháin 2017, 19)
Compiled by: Michael Moore
Date of upload: 8 December 2020
References
Delaney, S. and Ní Cheallacháin, M. 2017 Preliminary Report on Excavations at Ranelagh 1, Co. Roscommon. Licence: 15E0136. Unpublished report, IAC Archaeology
Nearby in the register
- Burial groundunder 1 mi
- Children's burial groundunder 1 mi
- Souterrainunder 1 mi
- Concentric enclosureunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.