What is recorded here
Indicated is a slipway in Rockingham Demesne (boyle By., Rockingham.ed), County Roscommon, Ireland. It occupies the NW end of a promontory on the SE shore of Lough Key, about 270m SE of the castle of the Rock and at the closest shore point to it. Large flat slabs form a paved area where the NE side survives complete, while the rest may extend further inland.
Situated at the NW end of a promontory on the SE shore of Lough Key, c. 270m SE of the castle of the Rock (RO006-046----) and at the closest point of the shore to it. A paved area (dims. 14m NW-SE; 1m NE-SW at NW to 3.4m NE-SW at SE) composed of large slabs (dims. c. 0.2-0.3m x c. 1m) laid flat, but only the NE side survives complete. It may extend further inland (L c. 20m). Identified and recorded by S. Moore in an EIS project during 2005. (O'Conor et al. 2010, 23)
Compiled by: Michael Moore
Date of upload: 24 August 2010
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- What survives
- Recorded monument
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