Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Souterrain
Moyvannan, County Roscommon, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Moyvannan
- County
- Roscommon
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 53.48201, -8.03208
- SMR number
- RO048-156----
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5 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)
- 1857 · 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 is a local tradition of a 'hollow sound' on the driveway in to Moyvannan Castle (RO048-048----) c. 30m E of the tower house, which is still known locally. (Nash 1949, 10)
Compiled by: Michael Moore
Date of upload: 24 August 2010
References
Nash, W.J. 1949 Lough Ree and around it. Athlone. Privately published.
Nearby in the register
- Castle - tower houseunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Earthworkunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.