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Field system

Cronin,Gortaphuill (Athlone North By.), County Roscommon, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Field system, Cronin, Gortaphuill, 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
Cronin,Gortaphuill (Athlone North By.)
County
Roscommon
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
Not indicated
Latest-edition OS map
Not indicated
Coordinates
53.48206, -8.20604
SMR number
RO047-015005-

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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

On a gentle SE-facing slope. An area of about 48 acres (c. 20 ha) contains the grass-covered foundations of stone walls (Wth c. 1.5m) forming small, generally rectangular fields (dims c. 30m x c. 50m to c. 50m x c. 100m) associated with roadway RO047-015006-). The road may be contemporary with cashel (RO047-015002-) as it approaches its perimeter but does not overlie it. One curving wall traces most of the perimeter of an oval enclosure (dims c. 330m E-W; c. 180m N-S) with the cashel (RO047-015002-) on its perimeter at the SE, but much of this is now in reclaimed ground to the N. The cashels (RO047-015001-; RO047-015004-) are also within the field system. Two rectangular house sites (RO047-015007-; RO047-015008-) defined by stone wall footings are probably post-medieval and lazy-beds are associated with some of the fields.

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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