Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Mound
Cavetown Or Ballynahoogh, County Roscommon, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Cavetown Or Ballynahoogh
- County
- Roscommon
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Obelisk
- Latest-edition OS map
- Monumnet
- Coordinates
- 53.93049, -8.25036
- SMR number
- RO010-027001-
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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
Marked on the 1837 ed. of the OS 6-inch map where it is described in gothic script as 'Obelisk' and described on the 1914 ed. in italic lettering as 'Monument'. It is located on a ridge overlooking the N shore of Cavetown Lough c. 140m to the S, and c. 230m W of the site of Ballynahoogh castle (RO010-033----). This is a slightly raised earthwork carrying a late 18th century/early 19th century obelisk (RO010-027002-).
Compiled by: Michael Moore
Date of upload: 24 August 2010
Nearby in the register
- Monumental structureunder 1 mi
- Crannogunder 1 mi
- Crannogunder 1 mi
- Crannogunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.