Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Barrow - mound barrow
Knockarush, County Roscommon, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Knockarush
- County
- Roscommon
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 53.93993, -8.27914
- SMR number
- RO010-124----
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
At the summit of an E-W drumlin ridge. Circular grass-covered mound (diam. of base 10.1m E-W; 9m N-S; diam. of top 2.5m N-S; 2m E-W; H 1.5-1.6m).
See the attached image.
Compiled by: Michael Moore
Date of upload: 24 August 2010
Nearby in the register
- Cairn - clearance cairnunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Road - road/trackwayunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.