Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Standing stone
Rathbarna, County Roscommon, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Rathbarna
- County
- Roscommon
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 53.75620, -8.42171
- SMR number
- RO027-012004-
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
On a W-facing slope. The barrow (RO027-014003-) at Rathra ceremonial enclosure (RO027-012001-) had the stump of a standing stone on its summit (Knox 1911, 219, Fig. 4) which is no longer visible.
Compiled by: Michael Moore
Date of upload: 24 August 2010
References
Knox, H.T. 1911 The Croghans and Some Connacht Raths and Cashels. Journal of the Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland 41, 93-116, 205-40, 301-42.
Nearby in the register
- Barrow - mound barrowunder 1 mi
- Souterrainunder 1 mi
- Ceremonial enclosureunder 1 mi
- Barrow - bowl-barrowunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.