Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Burial mound
Beagh, County Offaly, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Beagh
- County
- Offaly
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- NULL
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Coordinates
- 53.01680, -7.74296
- SMR number
- OF039-057----
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Shown on 4 historical map sheets, the earliest the 1790 "Composite: Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
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The National Monuments Service's description
On top of a high ridge running NE-SW in upland area. Large circular flat topped mound (H 4.5m; top diam. 4m; base diam. 16m) with several large stones protruding from the face of the mound. No evidence of a fosse or enclosing bank.
The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Offaly' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1997). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research.
Date of upload: 23 May 2011
Nearby in the register
- Burial moundunder 1 mi
- Barrow - bowl-barrowunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.