Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Bee-boles
Rinnagan, County Roscommon, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Rinnagan
- County
- Roscommon
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 53.54487, -8.00263
- SMR number
- RO046-004027-
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
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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
There are three bee-boles in the centre of the NW wall of the walled garden (RO046-004026-) visible as pointed niches (Wth 0.45m; H 0.55m; D 0.3m). (Collins 2016)
See the attached image.
Compiled by: Michael Moore
Date of upload: 24 August 2010
References
Collins, R. 2016 Rinn Duin Bee Boles. 2016 Journal of the County Roscommon Historical and Archaeological Society, vol. 13, 8.
Nearby in the register
- Walled gardenunder 1 mi
- Buildingunder 1 mi
- Graveyardunder 1 mi
- Fish-pondunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.