Field system in Slevin

Field system

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In a slight col with hills to the NW and SE. Land at Sleaveen that had been owned by Dermot O'Conor in 1641 was transferred to Garret Dillon under the Cromwellian settlement (Simington 1949, 49). Field banks covering an area of about 36 acres (c. 15 ha) that are visible on aerial photographs (GSIAP: M, 82-3) have been removed, apart from an area of about 7 acres (c. 3 ha) NW of the NE-SW Tulsk - Castleplunket road where rectangular fields (dims c. 25-50m x c. 100m) defined by low scarps survive. The house (RO028-052002-) is within the area where the field system has been removed. Archaeological testing (03E0428; 03E0697) within the area S of the public road during 2003 failed to produce any related material (Carey 2006; Read 2006g).

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record RO028-052003

This remains an important historical record, but the official description says the monument is no longer visible or has been destroyed. The monument record does not grant public access. Check the route and ask the landowner before entering private land.

What survives: No visible remains or recorded as destroyed

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