Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Cairn - unclassified
Rockville, County Roscommon, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Rockville
- County
- Roscommon
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Giants Grave
- Latest-edition OS map
- Giants Grave
- Coordinates
- 53.87654, -8.09184
- SMR number
- RO017-089002-
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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 drumlin and within a mixed woodland called Mullinashee Wood which had been recently cut in 1996. Circular, round-topped cairn (diam. 25m; H 3.2m) within the ceremonial enclosure (RO017-089001-). It is listed as a possible passage tomb (Ó Nualláin 1968, 26) although there is no evidence of a kerb or passage. (de Valera and Ó Nualláin 1972, 141)
Compiled by: Michael Moore
Date of upload: 24 August 2010
See linked document with details from Ruaidhrí de Valera and Seán Ó Nualláin, Survey of the Megalithic Tombs of Ireland. Volume III. Counties Galway, Roscommon, Leitrim, Longford, Westmeath, Laoighis, Offaly, Kildare, Cavan. (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1972).
References
Ó Nualláin, S. 1968 A ruined megalithic cemetery in Co. Donegal and its context in the Irish passage grave series. Journal of the Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland 98, 1-29.
de Valera, R. and Ó Nualláin, S. 1972 Survey of the megalithic tombs of Ireland, vol. 3, Counties Galway, Roscommon, Leitrim, Longford, Westmeath, Laoighis, Offaly, Kildare, Cavan. Dublin. Stationery Office.
Nearby in the register
- Ceremonial enclosureunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Earthworkunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.