Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Cairn - clearance cairn
Cloonyquin (roscommon By.), County Roscommon, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Cloonyquin (roscommon By.)
- County
- Roscommon
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 53.80409, -8.25220
- SMR number
- RO022-084001-
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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
Situated on a grass-covered oval hillock (dims c. 60m NW-SE; c. 30m NE-SW; H c. 5m) with some trees in an undulating landscape. Circular grass-covered cairn (diam. 8.5m N-S; 7.5m E-W; H 0.5-0.7m). The base of the hillock is surrounded by a band of lush vegetation (Wth 3-5m) suggesting it may have been enclosed (RO022-084003-). Cashel (RO022-083001-) is c. 170m to the WSW.
Compiled by: Michael Moore
Date of upload: 24 August 2010
Nearby in the register
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Cairn - clearance cairnunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - cashelunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - cashelunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.