Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Field system
Ballinlig (athlone North By., Fuerty Ed), County Roscommon, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Ballinlig (athlone North By., Fuerty Ed)
- County
- Roscommon
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 53.59902, -8.27506
- SMR number
- RO041-007001-
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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
A castle is marked at Ballinlugga on the Strafford map of c. 1636 (Simington 1949, Athlone (489)). Situated on a shelf on a N-facing slope overlooking a turlough c. 120m to the N. The castle (RO041-007002-) is surrounded by an open area (dims c. 80m N-S; c. 50m E-W), but two rectangular fields (dims 56m x 35m; 80m x 35m) defined by earthen banks (Wth c. 3m; H 0.5-0.9m), are associated to the W and a sub-rectangular field (dims 41m x 26m) is to the E. The fields cover an area of about 2 ha (c. 5 acres).
Compiled by: Michael Moore
Date of upload: 24 August 2010
References
Simington, R.C. (ed.) 1949 Books of survey and distribution. County of Roscommon. Dublin. Stationery Office.
Nearby in the register
- Quarryunder 1 mi
- Castle - unclassifiedunder 1 mi
- Kiln - limeunder 1 mi
- Road - road/trackwayunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.