What is recorded here

Moated site in Oran is a moated site in Oran, County Roscommon, Ireland. The rectangular grass-covered area measures 70 metres east-west and 54 metres north-south, bounded by flat-bottomed moats and outer banks that have been removed at the west and towards the east end of the north side. Two north-south field walls cross the interior, while field banks connect to the outer bank at the northeast and southeast corners. A roadway visible on aerial photographs once ran northeast towards Oran church but has since been removed.

In a low-lying position with NW-SE ridges to the N and S. This is a rectangular grass-covered area (dims 70m E-W; 54m N-S) defined by flat-bottomed moats (Wth of base 8.5-9.7m; int. D 0.7-0.85m; ext. D 0.5-1m) and outer banks (Wth 2-2.8m; ext. H 0.1-0.75m), which have been removed at W and towards the E end of the N side. The interior is overlain by two N-S field walls, but field banks are connected to the outer bank at the NE and SE corners, including what may have been part of a roadway (RO034-082001-), now removed, but visible on aerial photographs (CUCAP: AVH 72), running NE (L c. 100m) towards Oran church (RO034-080001-) c. 500m to the NE. Archaeological testing (04E1497) c. 30m to SW failed to produce any related archaeological material (Delany 2007a). (Knox 1911, 311-13; Graham 1988, 31) See the attached aerial image taken from the NE. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 29th September, 2010

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