Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Earthwork
Carrowmurragh, County Roscommon, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Carrowmurragh
- County
- Roscommon
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Indicated
- Coordinates
- 53.48624, -8.02587
- SMR number
- RO048-042----
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Shown on 5 historical map sheets, the earliest the 1790 "Composite: Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
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The National Monuments Service's description
Marked as an irregularly shaped copse (dims c. 60m NW-SE; c. 40m NE-SW) on the 1837 ed. of the OS 6-inch map and as a circular feature planted with trees (diam. c. 50m) on the 1915 ed. Situated on the crest of a slight E-W ridge in an undulating landscape, it is not visible within a sports field. Archaeological testing (02E0753) to the E failed to recover any related material (Read 2004m). A geophysical survey (14R0120) on the area of a proposed sports pitch immediately to the E produced no definitive indications of activity apart from a possible path (Leigh 2014), and archaeological testing (14E0442) confirmed this as a mix of stones and gravel but produced no other evidence of archaeological features (Byrne 2014). Rath (RO048-043----) is c. 180m to the SW and earthwork (RO048-044----) is c. 80m to the S. See: excavations.ie 2014:252.
Compiled by: Michael Moore
Date of upload: 24 August 2010
Amended: 5 February 2020
References
Read, C. 2004m Carrowmurragh: no archaeological significance. In I. Bennett (ed.), Excavations 2002: summary accounts of archaeological excavations in Ireland, 452, No. 1591. Bray. Wordwell.
Byrne, M. 2014 Archaeological Impact Assessment Report of a proposed playing pitch at Carrowmurragh, Kiltoom, Co. Roscommon. Licence No. 14E0442. Unpublished report, Byrne, Mullens & Associates
Leigh, J. M. 2014 Geophysical survey Report: St Brigid’s GAA, Carrowmurragh; Kiltoom, County Roscommon. Licence No. 14R0120. Unpublished report, J.M. Leigh surveys
Nearby in the register
- Earthworkunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Earthworkunder 1 mi
- Excavation - miscellaneousunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.