Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Barrow - mound barrow
Ballytrasna, County Roscommon, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Ballytrasna
- County
- Roscommon
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Doo
- Coordinates
- 53.95397, -8.28352
- SMR number
- RO006-124003-
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, round-topped and scrub-covered earthen mound (diam. of base 4.5-5m; H 1.1m generally to 1.4m at S) which remains unplanted in a coniferous forest. The large ring-barrow (RO006-124001-) is just to the S and barrow (RO006-124002-) is to the W. (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 - ring-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.