Overview
Indicated — Cloonown is recorded as Ecclesiastical enclosure in Roscommon. The cluster of houses around the church is surrounded by a circular field system suggesting an oval ecclesiastical enclosure (RO055-003005-) (dims c. 200m E-W c. 160m N-S) on the 1837 and 1915 eds of the OS 6-inch map, which survives as stone walls and hedgerows SE-SW.
Who made it and when
The saved account records: The cluster of houses around the church is surrounded by a circular field system suggesting an oval ecclesiastical enclosure (RO055-003005-) (dims c. 200m E-W
How it was made and used
The saved account records: c. 160m N-S) on the 1837 and 1915 eds of the OS 6-inch map, which survives as stone walls and hedgerows SE-SW.
What was found
The saved account records: Evidence of metal-working (RO055-003006-) was identified c. 50m outside the line of the enclosure to the NW.
What remains
The official record fixes the place and calls it Ecclesiastical enclosure. It does not provide a full list of finds or a current condition report, so visible and buried remains are not guessed.
Why it mattered
Indicated — Cloonown matters as a recorded ecclesiastical enclosure tied to an exact landscape. The account keeps what is known useful while leaving names, dates and claims unsupported by the source visibly open.
History checked 15 August 2026 against the named sources below.
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