Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Excavation - miscellaneous
Corrantotan, County Roscommon, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Corrantotan
- County
- Roscommon
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 53.45147, -8.06185
- SMR number
- RO048-199----
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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 a NW-SE esker ridge, c. 75m SW of the Cross River and c. 150m W of the motte and bailey (RO048-113001-) and castle (RO048-113002-) of Ballycreggan. A pit (dims 1.3m x 0.7-0.8m; D 0.1m) containing charcoal-enriched soil was recovered in excavation (02E1054; 02E1158), with a hearth (dims 0.8m x 0.6m; D 0.25m) c. 30m to the NW. (Read 2004o)
Compiled by: Michael Moore
Date of upload: 21st January, 2010
References
Read, C. 2004o Corrantotan: pit and hearth. In I. Bennett (ed.), Excavations 2002: summary accounts of archaeological excavations in Ireland, 453-4, No. 1601. Bray. Wordwell.
Nearby in the register
- Castle - unclassifiedunder 1 mi
- Castle - motte and baileyunder 1 mi
- Water mill - vertical-wheeledunder 1 mi
- Armorial plaqueunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.