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Barrow - bowl-barrow

Ardcarn (Boyle By.), County Roscommon, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Barrow - bowl-barrow, Ardcarn, 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
Ardcarn (Boyle By.)
County
Roscommon
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
Not indicated
Latest-edition OS map
Ardcarn
Coordinates
53.96213, -8.20708
SMR number
RO006-155----

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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)
  • 1811 · Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1869 · Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1891 · Ireland 16 (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)

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The National Monuments Service's description

Located at the summit of a low NE-SW ridge. Circular, grass-covered earthen mound with a flat summit (diam. of base 18.5m E-W; diam. of top 2.5m E-W; H 3.9-4.2m) defined by traces of a fosse (Wth of base 5-6.5m; D 0.05-0.1m) at E, and possibly at W (max. ext. diam. c. 30m E-W). The trivallate rath (RO006-153001-) is c. 100m to the WSW, and earthwork site (RO006-156----) is c. 90m to the S. Archaeological testing (02E0167) c. 140m to the NW failed to produce any related material (Read 2004k).

This is a National Monument in state ownership: No. 488

Compiled by: Michael Moore

Date of upload: 24 August 2010

References

Read, C. 2004k Ardcarn: no archaeological significance. In I. Bennett (ed.), Excavations 2002: summary accounts of archaeological excavations in Ireland, 451, No. 1585. Bray. Wordwell.

Nearby in the register

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

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