# Carroweighter, Co. Roscommon: townland, land parcels and planning Townland in the civil parish of Oran, barony of Ballymoe, Co. Roscommon. - Area (Tailte Éireann): 884,356 m² (88.44 ha, 218.53 acres) - Land parcels (Tailte Éireann): 40 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in it, median 4,775 m² (0.48 ha, 1.18 acres) - Zoning (national zoning, MyPlan): not in a zoned settlement - Planning (National Planning Applications): 12 applications since 2010 - Civil parish: Oran, https://everytownland.com/roscommon/parish/oran.md - Barony: Ballymoe - Electoral division: Cloonygormican, the unit of the census - Census 2022 (Central Statistics Office): 441 people lived in 166 households in the Cloonygormican electoral division. 89% of households owned their home. 27% of homes were built since 2001. 10% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 7% were holiday homes. - County: Co. Roscommon, https://everytownland.com/roscommon.md - Placenames Database of Ireland: https://www.logainm.ie/en/43882 - Townland number at Tailte Éireann: 190396 - Centre: latitude 53.673725, longitude -8.333198 (WGS 84) ## Land parcels (registered freehold land, Tailte Éireann) 40 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Carroweighter, from 98 m² to 141,851 m² (14.19 ha, 35.05 acres); 20 neighbouring parcels touch its boundary. Largest first: - Parcel 647213: 141,851 m² (14.19 ha, 35.05 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/647213.md - Parcel 679075: 94,202 m² (9.42 ha, 23.28 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/679075.md - Parcel 643778: 84,164 m² (8.42 ha, 20.8 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/643778.md - Parcel 658564: 82,361 m² (8.24 ha, 20.35 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/658564.md - Parcel 715139: 79,265 m² (7.93 ha, 19.59 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/715139.md - Parcel 5033269: 57,149 m² (5.71 ha, 14.12 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/5033269.md - Parcel 680099: 44,257 m² (4.43 ha, 10.94 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/680099.md - Parcel 5093141: 40,490 m² (4.05 ha, 10.01 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/5093141.md - Parcel 5314540: 35,289 m² (3.53 ha, 8.72 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/5314540.md - Parcel 662145: 34,663 m² (3.47 ha, 8.57 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/662145.md - Parcel 674909: 30,365 m² (3.04 ha, 7.5 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/674909.md - Parcel 673830: 24,285 m² (2.43 ha, 6 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/673830.md - Parcel 5192763: 22,886 m² (2.29 ha, 5.66 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/5192763.md - Parcel 655784: 17,809 m² (1.78 ha, 4.4 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/655784.md - Parcel 685367: 16,401 m² (1.64 ha, 4.05 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/685367.md - Parcel 5921987: 12,048 m² (1.2 ha, 2.98 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/5921987.md - Parcel 713161: 9,431 m² (0.94 ha, 2.33 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/713161.md - Parcel 5397145: 7,727 m² (0.77 ha, 1.91 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/5397145.md - Parcel 5256406: 5,754 m² (0.58 ha, 1.42 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/5256406.md - Parcel 690532: 4,885 m² (0.49 ha, 1.21 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/690532.md - Parcel 5483921: 4,664 m² (0.47 ha, 1.15 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/5483921.md - Parcel 4036216: 4,176 m² (0.42 ha, 1.03 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/4036216.md - Parcel 5397137: 3,824 m² (0.38 ha, 0.94 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/5397137.md - Parcel 4325477: 3,639 m² (0.36 ha, 0.9 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/4325477.md - Parcel 667182: 3,261 m² (0.33 ha, 0.81 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/667182.md - Parcel 643703: 2,672 m² (0.27 ha, 0.66 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/643703.md - Parcel 3348380: 2,566 m² (0.26 ha, 0.63 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/3348380.md - Parcel 665600: 2,416 m² (0.24 ha, 0.6 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/665600.md - Parcel 5302097: 2,329 m² (0.23 ha, 0.58 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/5302097.md - Parcel 721050: 1,647 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/721050.md - Parcel 5334857: 1,578 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/5334857.md - Parcel 653344: 1,539 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/653344.md - Parcel 676094: 1,074 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/676094.md - Parcel 5026655: 681 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/5026655.md - Parcel 5290600: 487 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/5290600.md - Parcel 5420180: 310 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/5420180.md - Parcel 5494200: 306 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/5494200.md - Parcel 5430708: 176 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/5430708.md - Parcel 5420182: 104 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/5420182.md - Parcel 5026656: 98 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/5026656.md ## Zoning (national zoning of development plans, MyPlan) No zone of a development plan covers Carroweighter in the national zoning. Outside zoned towns and villages, the county development plan's rural policies apply to each application. ## Planning applications whose site touches the townland (National Planning Applications, Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage) 12 applications, newest first. - 20 Mar 2026, Roscommon County Council 2660124: Conditional. Permission. Permission to demolish existing flat roof store room to rear of existing dwelling and construct a new side extension and front porch to same. These works will include internal reconfiguration of the floor plan, alterations to existing window opes on all elevations, and the decommissioning of an existing septic tank and installation of new treatment plant and percolation area and all associated site works at. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/RoscommonCC/AppFileRefDetails/2660124/0 - 2 Mar 2026, Roscommon County Council 2660087: N/a. Permission. Planning permission to demolish existing flat roof store room to rear of existing dwelling, and construct a new side extension and front porch to same. These works will include internal reconfiguration of the floor plan, alterations to existing window opes on all elevations, and the decommissioning of an existing septic tank and installation of new treatment plant and percolation area and all associated site works at. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/RoscommonCC/AppFileRefDetails/2660087/0 - 24 Nov 2025, Roscommon County Council 2560551: Conditional. Permission. Permission for development consisting of construction of a new slatted shed and underground slurry storage tanks along with all associated site works at. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/RoscommonCC/AppFileRefDetails/2560551/0 - 7 Oct 2025, Roscommon County Council 2560478: Conditional. Permission. Permission for the decommissioning of an existing septic tank system and replacement with a new proprietary wastewater treatment system, along with amendments to site boundaries and all ancillary site works at. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/RoscommonCC/AppFileRefDetails/2560478/0 - 27 May 2025, Roscommon County Council 2560254: Conditional. Permission, 1 home. Permission for the construction of a new detached dwelling house & domestic garage, together with proprietary wastewater treatment system, connection to services and all ancillary site works at. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/RoscommonCC/AppFileRefDetails/2560254/0 - 11 Apr 2025, Roscommon County Council 2560163: N/a. Permission. Construction of a new detached dwelling house & domestic garage, together with proprietary wastewater treatment system, connection to services and all ancillary site works at Creeve Td, Donamon, Co. Roscommon.. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/RoscommonCC/AppFileRefDetails/2560163/0 - 27 May 2022, Roscommon County Council 22257: Conditional. Permission. Permission to demolish existing disused horse stable and replace it with a six bay hay/straw/farm machinery store on lands at. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/RoscommonCC/AppFileRefDetails/22257/0 - 16 May 2022, Roscommon County Council 22228: N/a. Permission. Permission to demolish existing disused horse stable and replace it with a six bay hay / straw / farm machinery store at. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/RoscommonCC/AppFileRefDetails/22228/0 - 6 May 2022, Roscommon County Council 22216: N/a. Permission. Permission to demolish existing disused horse stable and replace it with a six bay hay/straw/farm machinery store at. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/RoscommonCC/AppFileRefDetails/22216/0 - 5 Aug 2021, Roscommon County Council 21448: Conditional. Permission, 1 home. Permission for the construction of a new detached storey & half type 4 bedroom dwelling (275 sqm), new detached garage / fuel shed (84 sqm), new site entrance, new wastewater treatment system and percolation area, landscaping together with all associated site works at. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/RoscommonCC/AppFileRefDetails/21448/0 - 10 May 2019, Roscommon County Council 19246: Conditional. Retention, 1 home. the development will consist of A) The retention of the as constructed dwelling house, septic tank, site services and existing site layout B) The erection of a single storey extension to the side of the existing dwelling house & alterations to the existing elevations at. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/RoscommonCC/AppFileRefDetails/19246/0 - 30 Apr 2019, Roscommon County Council 19222: N/a. Permission. the development will consist of : The erection of a single story extension to the side of the existing dwelling house, alterations to the existing elevations and the demolition of the existing pump-house adjacent to the dwelling house at. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/RoscommonCC/AppFileRefDetails/19222/0 Applicants are not shown. ## Designated sites (National Parks and Wildlife Service) No designated site (Special Area of Conservation, Special Protection Area, Natural Heritage Area or proposed one) touches the townland of Carroweighter. ## Recorded monuments (Sites and Monuments Record, National Monuments Service) - RO034-074: Pitfield, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CRO034-074----. On a gentle S-facing slope at the SE summit of a broad NW-SE ridge. An area of about 3 acres (c. 1 ha) had a total of c. 15m rectangular pits visible on aerial photograph (CUCAP: AVH 76). The pits were aligned N-S or E-W, parallel to either the road to the W or to an E-W field bank to the N. They are not now visible at ground level in pasture. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 24 August 2010 - RO034-080001: Church, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CRO034-080001-. This is an early ecclesiastical site known as Uran Garadh, which was also known as Uran O'Clabaigh or the well of O'Claggy. This family were the medieval coarbs or lay patrons and continued down to the 19th century. Traditionally the holy well (RO034-080009-) was established by St Patrick, who installed St Cethac as the first abbot, but nothing is known of its subsequent history except that it is listed as Foran in the ecclesiastical taxation of Elphin in 1306 (Cal. doc. Ire., vol. 5, 224), and its coarb is mentioned in 1556 (AFM vol. 5, 1543). It is situated towards the bottom of the S-facing slope at the SE end of a broad NW-SE ridge. The church, of which only a portion of the N wall survives (L 5.6m; H 3.8m; T 0.7m), was also probably the medieval parish church of Oran. One piece of carved stone (RO034-080015-) from the impost of a doorway and decorated with alternate plain and zig-zag bands survives in the graveyard. The round tower (RO034-080003-) (ext. diam. 5.8m; int. diam. 3.4m; surviving H 3.6m) is 15m WSW of the church wall. Its lower courses are in a conglomerate stone (H 2m) and those above are in limestone. These were within a circular graveyard (RO034-080002-) (diam. c. 70m, 1929 OS 6-inch map), but the graveyard has now expanded W to a N-S section of the N 60 Castlerea-Roscommon road and N to an E-W field bank (max. dims c. 150m N-S; c. 200m E-W). The expanded graveyard has destroyed earthwork features (RO034-080005-) in this area marked on the 1929 ed. of the OS 6-inch map, but traces of a field system (RO034-081007-) survive in the fields to the N and E of the graveyard. An earthwork mound (RO034-080014-) survives within the graveyard. Archaeological testing (01E0422) just NW of the extended graveyard failed to produce any related archaeological features (Read 2003c). St Patrick's holy well (RO034-08010-) is just W of this road, while rath (RO03408008-) and holy well (RO034-080009-) are c. 80m NW of this well. Rath (RO034-081001-) is c. 160m to the ESE of the church. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 24 August 2010 - RO034-080002: Graveyard, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CRO034-080002-. Towards the bottom of the S-facing slope at the SE end of a broad NW-SE ridge. A circular graveyard (diam. c. 70m, 1929 OS 6-inch map) surrounded the church of Oran (RO034-080001-) and the round tower (RO034-080003-), but the graveyard has been expanded W to a N-S section of the N 60 road and N to a field bank (max. dims c. 120m N-S; c. 120m E-W). The expanded graveyard has destroyed earthwork features (RO034-080005-) in this area marked on the 1929 ed. of the OS 6-inch map, and described by O'Donovan c. 1837 as house foundations (O’Flanagan 1931, vol. 1, 61). Earthwork (RO034-080014-) is inside the SE angle of the original graveyard. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 24 August 2010 - RO034-080003: Round tower, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CRO034-080003-. Towards the bottom of the S-facing slope at the SE end of a broad NW-SE ridge. The round tower (ext. diam. 6m; surviving H 3.6m) of Oran church (RO034-080001-) is composed of well-laid courses of limestone over a plinth (H 0.3m) (Crawford 1913; Barrow 1979; Lalor 1999, 213) and is 15m WSW of the surviving wall of the church. See the attached view from the W. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 24 August 2010 - RO034-080005: Earthwork, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CRO034-080005-. Towards the bottom of the S-facing slope at the SE end of a NW-SE ridge. A circular graveyard (RO034-080002-) surrounds the church of Oran (RO034-080001-), but the graveyard has now expanded W to a N-S section the N 60 road and N to a field bank (max. dims c. 150m N-S; c. 200m E-W). The expanded graveyard has destroyed earthwork features in this area marked on the 1929 ed. of the OS 6-inch map, and described by O'Donovan c. 1837 as house foundations (O'Flanagan 1931, vol. 1, 61). Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 24 August 2010 - RO034-080014: Earthwork, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CRO034-080014-. At the crest of a S-facing slope c. 50m SSE of the church (RO034-080001-) and within the graveyard (RO034-080002-). This is a flat-topped and grave-covered mound (dims of top c. 20m N-S; c. 13m E-W; diam. of base c. 29m N-S; c. 28m E-W). The height varies from c. 1m on the N and W (upslope) to 1.7m at E and 2.2m at S. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 24 August 2010 - RO034-080015: Architectural fragment, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CRO034-080015-. Within the graveyard (RO034-080002-) at Oran. One piece of the impost of a doorway (dims 0.29m x 0.24m; H 0.26m) is decorated with alternate plain and zig-zag bands. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 24 August 2010 - RO034-081001: Ringfort - rath, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CRO034-081001-. Towards the bottom of the S-facing slope at the SE end of a NW-SE ridge. Circular grass-covered area (diam. 40m N-S) defined by an earthen bank (Wth 4.6-5m; int. H 0.1-0.4m; ext. H 1.4-1.8m) separated by a rounded fosse (Wth of top 8.6m; Wth of base 3.7m; D 0.6-0.9m) from an outer bank (Wth c. 2m; H 0.2m). A triangular enclosure or annexe (RO034-081002-) (dims. 28m N-S; 21m E-W), attached to the W is defined by an earthen bank (Wth 1.8-2.1m; H 0.3m) and is connected to the field system (RO034-081003-) around Oran Church (RO-034-080001-). Described as a motte (Knox 1911, 235) and as a ringwork (Graham 1988, 29-30). See the attached aerial images taken from the E (001) and NE (004). Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 24 August 2010 - RO034-081002: Enclosure, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CRO034-081002-. Towards the bottom of the S-facing slope at the SE end of a NW-SE ridge. A triangular enclosure or annexe (dims 28m N-S; 21m E-W) attached to the W of rath (RO034-081001-) is defined by an earthen bank (Wth 1.8-2.1m; H 0.3m) and is connected to the field system (RO034-081003-) around Oran Church (RO-034-080001-). Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 24 August 2010 - RO034-081003: Field system, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CRO034-081003-. Towards the bottom of the S-facing slope at the SE end of a NW-SE ridge. The expanded graveyard of Oran church (RO034-080001-) has destroyed earthwork features to the N, marked on the 1929 ed. of the OS 6-inch map, and described by O'Donovan c. 1837 as house foundations (O’Flanagan 1931, vol. 1, 61), but traces of a field system covering about 18 acres (c. 7.5 ha) survive in the fields between the graveyard (RO034-080002-) and rath (RO034-081001-). It consists of a rectangular enclosure (RO034-081004-) (int. dims 25m ENE-WSW; 12.5m NNW-SSE) defined by earthen banks (Wth 1.5m; H 0.25-0.35m) on all sides except the SW, with a house site (RO034-081005-) (dims 5.6m x 5.4m) attached to the outside of the bank at NW. Field banks extend NW, NE and S from the corners of the rectangular enclosure, and two other E-W field banks connect with the N-S bank, creating large fields (dims c. 150m E-W; c. 50m N-S). At the N of the extent smaller fields are present. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 24 August 2010 - RO034-081004: Enclosure, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CRO034-081004-. Towards the bottom of the S-facing slope at the SE end of a NW-SE ridge, and part of field system (RO034-081003-). This is a rectangular grass-covered area (dims 25m ENE-WSW; 12.5m NNW-SSE) defined by earthen banks (Wth 1.5m; H 0.25-0.35m) on all sides except the SW, with a house site (RO034-081005-) attached to the outside of the bank at NW. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 24 August 2010 - RO034-081005: House - indeterminate date, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CRO034-081005-. Towards the bottom of the S-facing slope at the SE end of a NW-SE ridge, attached to the outside of the NW bank of enclosure (RO034-081004-). This is a rectangular grass-covered house site (dims 5.6m x 5.4m) defined by earthen banks (Wth 1.5m; H 0.25-0.35m). Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 24 August 2010 - RO034-112001: Enclosure, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CRO034-112001-. Located on a SE-facing slope, with the round tower of Oran (RO034-080003-) c. 250m to the SSW. Geophysical survey (11R0074) of possible routes for a re-directed section of the N60 at Oran identified a number of possible enclosures defined by ditches (Gimson and Regan 2011). Archaeological testing (11E0247) disproved many of the anomalies, but a group of four features in Field 2 proved to be archaeological, and elements of the field system (RO034-081003-) may extend into the area. This enclosure (1) is a circular area (int. diam. c. 25m; ext. diam. c. 33m) defined by a penannular V-sectioned ditch (max. Wth 2.8m; max. D 1.1m), which was re-cut once and had slight hints of an internal bank. It has a SE-facing entrance (Wth 4m), and a section through one of the ditch-terminals produced coarse pottery of Late Bronze Age or Early Iron Age character and animal bone that yielded a C14 date of 753-410 cal BC. Enclosure (RO034-112002-) is c. 55m to the E and enclosure (RO034-112003-) is c. 15m to the S. (O’Hara 2011, 5, 7, 22-3) Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 3 December, 2014 - RO034-112002: Barrow - ring-barrow, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CRO034-112002-. Located at the crest of the E-facing slope of a broad N-S ridge, with the round tower of Oran (RO034-080003-) c. 250m to the SSW. A geophysical survey (11R0074) of possible routes for a re-directed section of the N60 at Oran identified a number of possible enclosures defined by ditches (Gimson and Regan 2011). Archaeological testing (11E0247) disproved many of the anomalies, but a group of four features in Field 2 proved to be archaeological, and elements of the field system (RO034-081003-) may extend into this area (O’Hara 2011, 5-6, 24-5). Only the S half of this enclosure was excavated (E004887). It is a circular area (int. diam. c. 24.5m; ext. diam. c. 32m) defined by a continuous V-shaped ditch (max. Wth of top 5.25m; max. D 1.8m) that was never re-cut and had no obvious entrance feature, although a widening of the fosse at W suggests there may be one at NW. A small quantity of animal bones from the ditch, acquired during the testing, provide a C14 date of 170 cal. BC – 4 cal. AD. Although there was no evidence of an outer bank, it is postulated that one was present from the slip-lines in the ditch, and to occupy the space between it and the ring-ditch (RO034-112004-), 5m to the S. A pit burial (diam. 0.68m; D 0.24m) containing a fill of burnt clay and charcoal beneath a deposit of burnt bone was off-centre in the interior, with a smaller spread beside it. The pit was topped with a final layer of silty clay with charcoal and burnt bone. No artefacts were recovered from the pit-burial, but it returned a C14 date of 1191-924 cal. BC, proving it to be unrelated to the enclosing ditch. Eight pieces of chert, a polishing stone and an iron object were recovered from the base of the ditch. Three phases are recognised in the ditch fill with silt present at the base. Charcoal spreads were present at the bottom as well as the articulated remains of a person with outstretched arms and the severed left foot placed between the legs. A second fill is a brown silty clay probably derived from an outer bank. A third phase was represented by a brown silty clay with charcoal concentrations which was sealed by a thin brown soil thought to be a humus. A charcoal spread E of the enclosure, and a curving slot-trench (Wth 0.5m; D 0.38m; L 5.8m plus) just to the NW cannot be stratigraphically linked with what is probably a barrow but all are probably contemporary. All the features were truncated by post-medieval furrows and a field ditch ran N-S just E of the barrow’s fosse. (McIlreavy 2018) Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 3 December, 2014 Amended: 24 November 2020 - RO034-112003: Enclosure, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CRO034-112003-. Located on a SE-facing slope, with the round tower of Oran (RO034-080003-) c. 200m to the SSW. Geophysical survey (11R0074) of possible routes for a re-directed section of the N60 at Oran identified a number of possible enclosures defined by ditches (Gimson and Regan 2011). Archaeological testing (11E0247) disproved many of the anomalies, but a group of four features in Field 2 proved to be archaeological, and elements of the field system (RO034-081003-) may extended into the area. This enclosure (3) is largely outside the test corridor but its extent is identified in the geophysical survey. It is a subcircular or subrectangular area (dims c. 50m x c. 50m) defined by a shallow ditch or slot trench (Wth 0.3m; max. D 0.25m) and it may be part of the field system. (O’Hara 2011, 5-6) Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 3 December, 2014 - RO034-112004: Ring-ditch, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CRO034-112004-. Located at the crest of the E-facing slope of a broad N-S ridge, with the round tower of Oran (RO034-080003-) c. 250m to the SSW. A geophysical survey (11R0074) of possible routes for a re-directed section of the N60 at Oran identified a number of possible enclosures defined by ditches (Gimson and Regan 2011). Archaeological testing (11E0247) disproved many of the anomalies, but a group of four features in Field 2 proved to be archaeological, and elements of the field system (RO034-081003-) may extend into this area. (O’Hara 2011) This penannular enclosure with a wide gap (Wth 11m) at N, was completely excavated (E004889) and it is a circular area (int. diam. 13.5m E-W) defined by a ditch (max. Wth of top 2.7m; max. D 1.2m) with an entrance (Wth c. 1.8m) at SE. A sample from the base of the ditch, from which sherds of a bucket-shaped vessel were also recovered, produced a C14 date of 1740-1535 cal. BC. A second phase is represented by an arc (Chord c. 9.5m N-S) of a shallow trench (Wth 0.32-0.4m; D 0.12-0.14m) partly overlying the primary ditch at SW but largely outside it. A piece of blackthorn charcoal from its fill produced a C14 date of 1391-1231 cal. BC. A third phase consists of an occupation layer (dims 6.1m x 5.3m; D 0.25m) of brown silty clay with charcoal partly over the primary ditch at W. A sample from this produced a C14 date of 170 cal. BC to 0 as did a sample from a charcoal clamp, which was an oval pit (dims 1.5m x 0.56m; D 0.07m) with a fire-reddened base and a single layer of black silty clay and charcoal c. 5m SE of the primary ditch. The habitation material was cut by a second penannular enclosure which was represented by interrupted sections of a ditch on the line of the original, and a fragment of hazel charcoal from this produced a C14 date of cal. AD 256 to cal. AD 413. Animal bones from this phase included horse, cattle and sheep/goat, and a copper alloy spiral ring was also recovered. The purpose of this monument is not clear, but it appears not to be a barrow as human remains seem to be completely absent and it had a long usage. All the features were truncated by post-medieval cultivation ridges. (McIlreavy 2020) Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 3 December, 2014 Amended: 24 November 2020 - RO034-112005: Excavation - miscellaneous, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CRO034-112005-. Located at the crest of the E-facing slope of a broad N-S ridge, with the round tower of Oran (RO034-080003-) c. 250m to the SSW. A geophysical survey (11R0074) of possible routes for a re-directed section of the N60 at Oran identified a number of possible enclosures defined by ditches (Gimson and Regan 2011). Archaeological testing (11E0247) disproved many of the anomalies, but a group of four features in Field 2 proved to be archaeological, and elements of the field system (RO034-081003-) may extend into this area (O’Hara 0211). This is a collection of the truncated remains of 33 pits and two kilns, with some stake-holes and post-holes dispersed across a rectangular area (dims c. 80m WNW-ESE; c. 15m NNE-SSW) within the road-take and S of the enclosure (RO034-112001-). When it was excavated (E004888) most of the features that could be dated proved to be from the Middle Bronze Age. The pits can be separated into three clusters, but they produced very little animal bone and only some chert waste. A circular kiln and an arc of five pits were at the E edge of the area. A second cluster of 10 pits was c. 10m W of the kiln and a third cluster of 11 pits and the second kiln were c. 20m further W. The E kiln is an oval hollow (dims 1.23m x 0.83m; max. D 0.47m) with a fire-reddened base and fills of silty clays with charcoal. Charred cereal grains are recognised and a sample of hazel charcoal returned a C14 date of 1744-1620 cal. BC. The pits vary from circular (dims 1.62m x 0.65m; D 0.23m) to a long oval (dims 5.5m x 0.42m) but all have similar fills of black to brown clays with charcoal. The pits from the central cluster vary in size from small (diam. 0.4m x 0.2m; D c. 0.1m) to the largest, a shallow oval hollow (dims 5.4m x 2.7m; D 0.13m), but all tend to have the same concave bases and brown to black clay silts with charcoal. A sample of blackthorn charcoal returned a C14 date of 1265-1115 cal. BC. The W group of pits were of similar dimensions and had similar fills. A sample of hazel charcoal produced a C14 date of 1407-1233 cal. BC. One rectangular pit (dims 2m x 2m; D 0.25m) from the middle group with a fill of stones was also unusual in returning an Iron Age date of 337-53 cal. BC from a sample of bone beneath the stones. The few post-holes and stake-holes were around the edges of this pit. The other kiln was nearby but its figure-of-eight form (dims 2.6m x c. 1.2m; max. D 0.32m) and clear evidence of cereal drying in the charred remains of barley, oats and wheat, together with the seeds of weeds, suggests that it is medieval in date. However, most of the pits date from the Middle Bronze Age, which was when the barrows in the immediate vicinity were constructed. (Coughlan and Murtagh 2019) Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 24 November 2020 - RO034-114: Excavation - miscellaneous, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CRO034-114----. Located on a gentle E-facing slope. These features were identified in Stage (i) testing (11E0247) of possible routes for a re-directed section of the N60 at Oran (O’Hara 2011). The remains of sixteen pits, three probable hearths, two post-holes and some stake-holes were subsequently completely excavated (E004890). An area of almost 1200 square metres was opened and the features were exposed in the yellow sandy clay subsoil. The pits varied from small (dims 0.44m x 0.25m; D 0.08m) to large (dims 2.74m x 1.65m; D 0.35m) and were usually filled with black, grey to brown sandy clay or silt with charcoal flecks. No pattern was discernible, not even intercutting amongst the pits. Few artefacts were recovered, but amongst them was an iron nail from the largest pit. The three small hearths (dims: 0.23m x 0.22m; 0.44m x 0.4m; 0.2m x 0.15m) were shallow spreads of fire-reddened silty sand or clay. There were five E-W furrows, some cutting the pits. No absolute dating is available yet but the nail would suggest a medieval date, although not all the features might be contemporary. (O’Connor and Murtagh 2018) Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 24 November 2020 O’Connor, J. and Murtagh, F. 2018 Post-excavation Assessment Report, Carroweighter 5. N60 Oran Realignment Road Project. Licence: E004890. Final unpublished report, IAC Works at or in relation to a recorded monument need two months' written notice to the National Monuments Service (National Monuments (Amendment) Act 1994, section 12). ## Architectural heritage (National Inventory of Architectural Heritage) No building of the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage stands in the townland of Carroweighter. ## Ground and risks (Radon Risk Map of Ireland, EPA; Landslide Susceptibility Classification and LiDAR, Geological Survey Ireland) - Radon: at the centre of the townland of Carroweighter, about 1 in 5 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels. Testing a home: https://www.epa.ie/environment-and-you/radon/radon-testing/#d.en.82887 - Landslides: The 1:50,000 map rates the landslide susceptibility here as moderately low, low, partly inferred. - Terrain model: no LiDAR survey of the Office of Public Works covers the centre of the townland of Carroweighter. - Flooding: the flood maps of the Office of Public Works, https://www.floodinfo.ie/map/floodmaps/, linked only: their licence does not allow re-use. LiDAR: contains Irish Public Sector Data (Geological Survey Ireland & the Office of Public Works) licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) licence. ## Downloads - DXF, in Irish Transverse Mercator metres, with its boundary, parcels and buildings, for a drawing program: https://everytownland.com/roscommon/carroweighter.dxf - GeoJSON, in WGS 84, for a map: https://everytownland.com/roscommon/carroweighter.geojson - KML, for Google Earth: https://everytownland.com/roscommon/carroweighter.kml ## Homes sold (Residential Property Price Register) No address of the register names Carroweighter with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Roscommon: https://everytownland.com/roscommon.md ## Neighbouring townlands (National Statutory Boundaries, Tailte Éireann) - Ballydooley: https://everytownland.com/roscommon/ballydooley.md - Carrowgarve: https://everytownland.com/roscommon/carrowgarve-190398.md - Creeve: https://everytownland.com/roscommon/creeve-190897.md - Gorticmeelra: https://everytownland.com/roscommon/gorticmeelra.md - Oran: https://everytownland.com/roscommon/oran.md - Runnabackan: https://everytownland.com/roscommon/runnabackan.md A townland is the smallest land division of Ireland, and the unit of a rural address; old registers such as the 1901 and 1911 censuses file it under its civil parish and barony. --- Everytownland reads the registered freehold land and the statutory boundaries of Tailte Éireann, the national zoning, planning file and heritage records of the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, and the Residential Property Price Register. A parcel is the land of a title, not an address. The owner's name is in the Land Registry of Tailte Éireann: a copy of the folio can be ordered on landdirect.ie, for a fee; this site names no owner. A price is the price recorded for a past sale, not a valuation. Sources: Cadastral Parcels Freehold, Townlands, Civil Parishes, Baronies, Electoral Divisions and Buildings, Tailte Éireann, CC BY 4.0; national zoning of development plans (GZT, MyPlan) and National Planning Applications, Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, CC BY 4.0, applicants not shown; designated sites, National Parks and Wildlife Service, CC BY 4.0; Sites and Monuments Record, National Monuments Service, CC BY 4.0; National Inventory of Architectural Heritage, CC BY 4.0; Residential Property Price Register, Property Services Regulatory Authority, re-used with the source acknowledged. - Page: https://everytownland.com/roscommon/carroweighter - In JSON: https://everytownland.com/api/townland/roscommon/carroweighter