Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Barrow - ring-barrow
Ballytrasna, County Roscommon, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Ballytrasna
- County
- Roscommon
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Multivallate enclosure
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Coordinates
- 53.95367, -8.28338
- SMR number
- RO006-124001-
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
On a W-facing slope. Circular overgrown platform (diam. c. 8m; H 0.6m) defined by a fosse (Wth of top c. 4m) and earthen bank (Wth 5-6m; int. H 0.6-0.8m; ext. H 1.5m). A flat-bottomed fosse (Wth of top c. 5.5m) and middle bank (Wth 4m; int. H 1m) are separated by a second fosse (Wth of top 5.5m; D 0.15m) from a third outer bank (Wth 5m. int. H 0.6m; ext. H 0.2-0.45m). The monument has been truncated at E and W by NW-SE roads, and the overgrown outer features only survive W-N and E-S (max. ext. diam. c. 65m NW-SE). Barrows (RO006-124002-) and (RO006-124003-) are immediately outside the perimeter to the NW and N. (Knox 1914b, 39-40)
Compiled by: Michael Moore
Date of upload: 24 August 2010
References
Knox, H.T. 1914b Dumha Brosna. Journal of the Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland 44, 348-57.
Nearby in the register
- Barrow - mound barrowunder 1 mi
- Barrow - mound barrowunder 1 mi
- Field systemunder 1 mi
- Road - road/trackwayunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.