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Megalithic tomb - wedge tomb

Cartronaglogh, County Roscommon, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Megalithic tomb - wedge tomb, Cartronaglogh, County Roscommon, with a pin at the register's coordinates
Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915), covering this location. Courtesy of the National Library of Scotland. The pin is ours, placed from the register's coordinates.

The record

Townland
Cartronaglogh
County
Roscommon
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
Not indicated
Latest-edition OS map
Not indicated
Coordinates
54.06315, -8.12839
SMR number
RO004-063----

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

4 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1790 map "Composite: Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).

Historical maps covering this location

  • 1790 · Composite: Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1869 · Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1891 · Ireland 16 (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1922 · Ireland - northern section. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)

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The National Monuments Service's description

Towards the top of the SW-facing slope of Kilronan Mountain in a clearing in a coniferous forest. Wedge-shaped chamber (int. dims 4.8m ENE-WSW; 1.8m NNW-SSE at E to 1.95m NNW-SSW at W) consisting of ten orthostats and a backstone (dims. 1.7m x 0.35m; H 0.75m) had a portico (dims 2m NNW-SSE; 1.35m ENE-WSW) at the W end separated from the chamber by a sillstone (dims 0.7m x 0.25m; H 0.3m) which does not block the opening. The stones are generally 0.3-0.6m high, and there are possible kerbstones of the original cairn to the SW of the gallery. No evidence of roofstones survives.

Compiled by: Michael Moore

Date of upload: 24 August 2010

See attached document with a plan and section of the monument and view from NW.

Nearby in the register

Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.

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