Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Headstone
Milltown (Athlone South By.), County Roscommon, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Milltown (Athlone South By.)
- County
- Roscommon
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 53.44835, -8.18017
- SMR number
- RO047-058019-
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
On a slight rise overlooking Milltown Castle (RO047-058003-) and low ground to the N. This is a limestone slab (dims 1.43m x 0.68m; T 0.3m) lying prone and bearing 'IHS' and an illegible inscription, believed locally to mark the burial place of a Bishop Fallon. It is probably 18th century in date.
Compiled by: Michael Moore
Date of upload: 24 August 2010
Nearby in the register
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - cashelunder 1 mi
- House - indeterminate dateunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.