Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Barrow - bowl-barrow
Southpark Demesne, County Roscommon, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Southpark Demesne
- County
- Roscommon
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Coordinates
- 53.75578, -8.42211
- SMR number
- RO027-012002-
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford LibrariesDavid Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford LibrariesDavid Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford LibrariesDavid Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries
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
In the S interior of ceremonial enclosure (RO027-012001-). Circular grass-covered mound (diam. of base 21.5m NNE-SSW; 20.5m WNW-ESE; H 2m at ESE to 2.5-3.3m generally) with a slight bank (Wth c. 2-3m; int. H 0.3-0.7m) around the flat top (diam. 10.4m) which has a gap (Wth 1.7m) at ESE. There are traces of a fosse (Wth of base 2.2-2.8m; D 0.2-0.6m) around the base (max. ext. diam. c. 35m N-S).
Compiled by: Michael Moore
Date of upload: 24 August 2010
Nearby in the register
- Ceremonial enclosureunder 1 mi
- Souterrainunder 1 mi
- Standing stoneunder 1 mi
- Barrow - mound barrowunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.