Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Barrow - ring-barrow
Creevolan, County Roscommon, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Creevolan
- County
- Roscommon
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Coordinates
- 53.86883, -8.22595
- SMR number
- RO016-062----
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 crest of the SE-facing slope of an E-W ridge. Circular grass-covered platform (diam. 8.5m N-S; H 0.2m) defined by a fosse (Wth of top 2.5m; D 0.2m) and an outer bank (Wth 3.5m; ext. H 0.2m). There is no visible entrance (max. ext. diam. c. 17m). Archaeological testing immediately to the NW failed to produce archaeological material (Read 2009d). Rath (RO016-061----) is c. 80m to the W.
Compiled by: Michael Moore
Date of upload: 24 August 2010
References
Read, C. 2009d Creevolan: no archaeological significance. In I. Bennett (ed.), Excavations 2006: summary accounts of archaeological excavations in Ireland, 457, No. 1722. Dublin. Wordwell.
Nearby in the register
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Barrow - ditch barrowunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Barrow - mound barrowunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.