Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Barrow - ring-barrow
Knockadoobrusna, County Roscommon, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Knockadoobrusna
- County
- Roscommon
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 53.95291, -8.29660
- SMR number
- RO006-118005-
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
Visible as a circular feature on aerial photographs (CUCAP AHN 2-7), and situated towards the top of the S-facing slope of the NE summit of a NE-SW ridge. Circular grass-covered platform (diam. 6.5m; H 0.05-0.1m) defined by a fosse (Wth of top 4.5m) and outer bank (Wth 3.7m; H 0.2m) with a second external fosse (Wth of top 3.5m; D 0.1-0.2m) and a second external bank (Wth 3.3m; H 0.1m), all of which only survive S-W. It is now incorporated into a golfing tee, and the rath (RO006-118004-) is c. 30m to the W while barrow (RO006-118006-) is c. 80m to the E.
Compiled by: Michael Moore
Date of upload: 24 August 2010
Nearby in the register
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Barrow - mound barrowunder 1 mi
- Hengeunder 1 mi
- Field systemunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.