Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Barrow - unclassified
Cloontowart, County Roscommon, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Cloontowart
- County
- Roscommon
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Sheeaun
- Coordinates
- 53.83380, -8.63718
- SMR number
- RO013-032----
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
Marked only on the 1914 ed. of the OS 6-inch map where it is described in gothic lettering as a Sheeaun - little fairy mound, and situated on the crest of the SE-facing slope of a low hillock which is largely quarried away. Circular overgrown mound (diam. of base c. 28m; dims of top 8m E-W; 5m N-S; H 4.8m at S to 6.3m at E) with terraced sides. There is no visible fosse, kerb or other feature.
Compiled by: Michael Moore
Date of upload: 24 August 2010
Nearby in the register
- Mill - unclassifiedunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Crannogunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rath1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.