Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Barrow - unclassified
Skeagh, County Roscommon, Ireland
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----
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 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
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - unclassifiedunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - unclassifiedunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.