Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Barrow - unclassified
Cossaun, County Galway, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Cossaun
- County
- Galway
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- NULL
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Coordinates
- 53.34090, -8.78045
- SMR number
- GA071-028----
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Shown on 4 historical map sheets, the earliest the 1753 "Mappa geographica Regni Hiberniae" (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
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The National Monuments Service's description
On a slight hummock in otherwise level recently cleared pastureland. An oval barrow (E-W 24.3m, N-S 17.75m), in fair condition, composed of a slightly raised central area (D 11.25m, H 0.6m max.) encircled by a shallow fosse and external bank. The bank and fosse have been dug out at SE and the latter has been refilled with rubble. There is a small hollow (D c. 0.5m) to E of centre.
The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Galway Vol. II - North Galway'. Compiled by Olive Alcock, Kathy de hÓra and Paul Gosling (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1999).
Date of upload: 05 August 2010
Nearby in the register
- Quarryunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Leacht cuimhneunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.