Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
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Ardcarn (boyle By.), County Roscommon, Ireland
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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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
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
- Earthworkunder 1 mi
- Souterrainunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.