What is recorded here

Indicated is an ecclesiastical enclosure in Belrea,curryroe,taduff East, County Roscommon, Ireland. The parish church of Drum Dreastan stands at the south end of a rectangular graveyard inside this oval area, which measures about 150 metres east-west and 120 metres north-south. Field banks once defined the perimeter, but most disappeared except a small western section marking the boundary with Taduff East. An unclassified castle site also occupies the southeast part of the enclosure.

The parish church of Drum Dreastan is situated at the S end of a rectangular graveyard (RO051-065002-), which is within an oval enclosure (RO051-065003-) (dims c. 150m E-W; c. 120m N-S) defined by field banks, most of which have been removed except for a small section at W where it forms the townland boundary with Taduff East. The perimeter of the enclosure was archaeologically tested (99E0511) W of the church (Swan 2000a) and throughout its SW quadrant (04E0069) which is now in Belrea townland (Byrne 2007b), but no evidence of it was recorded. The site of unclassified castle (RO051-067----) is within the enclosure at SE. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 24 August 2010

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