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Carrowkeel

Roscommon, Republic of Ireland ยท Atlas IR3053

Location

Atlas number
IR3053 (3053)
Country
Republic of Ireland
Current county or unitary authority
Roscommon
Historic county
Roscommon
Parish, community, or townland
Carrowkeel
Latitude
53.74560
Longitude
-8.42603
Altitude
100 m

Form and condition

Type
level-terrain fort
Condition
Cropmark
Morphology
univallate
Complete rampart circuit
Yes
Number of ramparts
1
Number of ditches
1
Possible original entrances
1
Breaks through the ramparts
1
Enclosed area
0.21 ha
Footprint
0.36 ha
Also recorded
ditches
Entrance forms
Simple Gap (North east)

Landscape

Topographic position
ridge
Aspect
level
Land use
pasture

Dating

Dating
undated
Dating reliability
D - None

Interior and investigation

Investigations
1st Identified Map Depiction (1842); Other (1906)

Identifiers

HER
Archaeological Survey of Ireland SMR Database RO027-035
National record
record RO 027
Wikidata
Q31077656

Sources