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Mound

Creeharmore, County Roscommon, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Mound, Creeharmore, 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
Creeharmore
County
Roscommon
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
Embanked enclosure
Latest-edition OS map
Hachured
Coordinates
53.49022, -8.27806
SMR number
RO044-078001-

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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

Within the promontory fort (RO044-078003-) on the E bank of a N-S section of the river Suck, which is c. 100-150m to the W, and incorporated into the E bank of the outlet channel from the fosse of rath (RO044-078002-) at the junction with the fosse proper. This is a flat-topped subrectangular grass-covered platform (dims of top 8.6m ENE-WSW; 6.6m NNW-SSE; dims of base 14.6m ENE-WSW; 13.6m NNW-SSE; H 1.8-2.3m) with slight traces of a fosse or silted ditch (Wth of base 1.5-2m; D 0.1-0.3m) on its N and E sides.

Compiled by: Michael Moore

Date of upload: 24 August 2010

Nearby in the register

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

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