Overview
Earthwork — Runnamoat is recorded as Moated site in Roscommon. On the crest towards the E end of a low WNW-ESE ridge. Rectangular grass-covered area (dims 39.5m NNE-SSW
Why it was made
The saved account records: On the crest towards the E end of a low WNW-ESE ridge.
People and events
The saved account records: Rectangular grass-covered area (dims 39.5m NNE-SSW
How it worked
The saved account records: 36.3m WNW-ESE) planted with mature deciduous trees and defined by flat-bottomed moats (Wth of top 6-10m
What remains
The saved account records: D 1-1.6m) and outer flat-topped banks (Wth of base 6.5-8.3m
Why it mattered
Earthwork — Runnamoat matters because the source ties moated site to this exact landscape and preserves evidence that a bare map name loses. The saved account adds: c. 15m N-S) (RO034-045002-) to the N and E enclosed by further fosses and banks, but there is no evidence of these features now.
History checked 15 August 2026 against the named sources below.
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