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Galway – Longford – Roscommon – Westmeath OSI Discovery 40

Map No. 40, Roscommon Central – Longford West in the Discovery series from the OSI, the Ordnance Survey of Ireland, which presents the country on detailed topographic maps at 1:50,000, with additional overprint highlighting campsites and caravan parks, youth hostels, etc. Current 3rd edition of this title was published in March 2011.Maps in the Discovery series have contours at 10m intervals, with plenty of spot heights and additional altitude colouring. Graphics indicate different types of woodlands. An overprint highlights waymarked or unmarked walking trails as well as cycle routes. National or forest parks and nature reserves are marked and a range of symbols provide tourist information: campsites, caravan parks, youth hostels (An ร“ige and independent), tourist offices, parking and picnic places, and viewpoints. Golf courses indicate the number of holes. The maps also highlight antiquities and historical sites such as megalithic tombs, standing stones, battlefields, etc. Road network grades third class roads according to their widths and includes local tracks. Railways are shown with stations and the maps include other details expected of topographic mapping at this scale. Where appropriate, place names are given in both Irish and English.Each map covers an area of 40 x 30km (25 x 19 miles approximately) and has a 1km ITM (Irish Transverse Mercator) grid, plus latitude and longitude margin ticks at 1` intervals. Map legend is in Irish and English. To see the list of all the titles in this series please click on the series link.