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Barrow - unclassified

Skeagh, County Roscommon, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Barrow - unclassified, Skeagh, County Roscommon, with a pin at the register's coordinates
Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915), covering this location. Courtesy of the National Library of Scotland. The pin is ours, placed from the register's coordinates.

The record

Townland
Skeagh
County
Roscommon
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
indicated
Latest-edition OS map
Cruckawn
Coordinates
53.89027, -7.98283
SMR number
RO018-005----

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

4 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1790 map "Composite: Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).

Historical maps covering this location

  • 1790 · Composite: Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1811 · Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1869 · Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1891 · Ireland 16 (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)

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The National Monuments Service's description

Marked on the 1837 and 1914 eds of the OS 6-inch map, but named 'Cruckawn' only on the later map. Situated on the E-facing crest of a low N-S ridge, c. 150m from the River Shannon N-E. Circular overgrown earth and stone mound (diam. of base 14.5m; diam. of top 6.7-8m; H 0.8m at S to 1.8m at N) with traces of facing-stones at S and W. There is a conical stone-lined pit (diam. of top 2.3m; diam. of base 1.4m; D 1.2m) on the summit. Rath (RO018-004----) is c. 70m to the W.

Compiled by: Michael Moore

Date of upload: 24 August 2010

Nearby in the register

Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.

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