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Hilltop enclosure

Moydow, County Roscommon, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Hilltop enclosure, Moydow, 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
Moydow
County
Roscommon
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
Not indicated
Latest-edition OS map
Not indicated
Coordinates
53.57446, -8.16506
SMR number
RO042-017001-

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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

Visible as a feature on aerial photographs (GSIAP: M 153-4), and situated on top of Moydow Hill. Circular grass-covered area (diam. 68m E-W; c. 66m NW-SE) defined by a grass-covered stone spread (Wth 2-3.7m; H 0.2-0.4m) with some outer facing stones SW-ENE, which is reduced to a slight scarp ENE-SE and removed elsewhere. Cairn (RO042-017003-) is at the centre, and a NE-SW field wall of field system (RO042-017002-) overlies the interior SE of the cairn, but the perimeter can barely be traced in reclaimed grassland SE of this. There is a telecommunications mast within the enclosure.

Compiled by: Michael Moore

Date of upload: 24 August 2010

References

GSIAP - Geological Survey of Ireland Aerial Photographs (c. 1973). Geological Survey. Beggars Bush, Haddington Road, Dublin 4.

Nearby in the register

Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.

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