Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Barrow - ditch barrow
Skeanavart, County Roscommon, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Skeanavart
- County
- Roscommon
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Coordinates
- 53.86898, -8.23043
- SMR number
- RO016-060----
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
On top of a broad E-W ridge. Circular grass and scrub-covered but poached platform (diam. 15.2m N-S; 15m E-W), which is slightly domed, defined by a scarp (H 0.7m at S to 1.05m at W), and an outer fosse (Wth of base 3.2m; D 0.2m) W-NW. It is bisected by an E-W field bank and drain. Barrow (RO016-059----) is c. 140m to the W, and rath (RO016-061----) is c. 120m to the E.
Compiled by: Michael Moore
Date of upload: 24 August 2010
Nearby in the register
- Barrow - mound barrowunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Barrow - ring-barrowunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.