Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Linear earthwork
Cam,cloonacaltry,cuilleenirwan,curry (athlone South By.),milltown (athlone South By.),skeavally,tawnagh,tobermacloughlin, County Roscommon, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Cam,cloonacaltry,cuilleenirwan,curry (athlone South By.),milltown (athlone South By.),skeavally,tawnagh,tobermacloughlin
- County
- Roscommon
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Indicated
- Coordinates
- 53.44673, -8.16145
- SMR number
- RO048-098----
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Shown on 4 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
On an undulating landscape. This wall (L c. 5km) forms the boundary between Moyfinn, which is the Keogh territory of Taghmaconnell parish, to the S and the parishes of Dysart, which was O'Fallon of Milltown territory, and Cam parish to the N as marked on the Strafford map of Athlone barony c. 1636 (Simington 1949). It is also the boundary between Clonfert and Elphin dioceses.
Drystone-built wall (Wth c. 1m; H c. 1.2-1.6m), well-built, but collapsed in places. It is slightly stronger than other walls in the area, frequently with two flush faces, but there is no evidence of an older wall on its line. It is accompanied at its E end by a laneway (L c. 700m) on its N side. Although this follows the line depicted on the Strafford map there is no conclusive evidence that it is the wall represented.
Compiled by: Michael Moore
Date of upload: 24 August 2010
References
Simington, R.C. (ed.) 1949 Books of survey and distribution. County of Roscommon. Dublin. Stationery Office.
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