Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Barrow - mound barrow
Fancroft, County Offaly, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Fancroft
- County
- Offaly
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 52.98939, -7.79729
- SMR number
- OF043-076001-
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
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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
Outline of possible conjoined ring-barrows clearly visible on Google Earth aerial image taken 18/01/2018. Monument consists of a low circular mound (approx. diam. 9m) defined by a fosse with second barrow immediately to E.
See attached aerial photograph taken from Google Earth.
Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien based on details provided by Dr. Rob O'Hara
Date of upload: 25 February 2020
References
ASIAP - Archaeological Survey of Ireland Aerial Photographs (c. 1996 - c. 2010).
Nearby in the register
- Barrow - mound barrowunder 1 mi
- Ecclesiastical enclosureunder 1 mi
- Road - hollow-wayunder 1 mi
- Castle - motteunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.