Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Barrow - ring-barrow
Carrowgarve (castlereagh By.),castleteheen, County Roscommon, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Carrowgarve (castlereagh By.),castleteheen
- County
- Roscommon
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 53.75173, -8.41052
- SMR number
- RO027-014003-
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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
At the top of the S-facing slope of Mewlaghadooey Hill, and on the line of the perimeter of hillfort (RO027-014001-) at SE. Circular grass-covered mound (diam. 30m; H 0.6-0.8m) separated by a berm (Wth 5-6.5m) from a slight outer bank (Wth c. 5m; H 0.1m) N-SE. It is overlain by a NW-SE field bank and does not survive SW of it. Ring-barrow (RO027-014004-) is c. 20m to the ENE.
Compiled by: Michael Moore
Date of upload: 24 August 2010
Nearby in the register
- Barrow - ring-barrowunder 1 mi
- Hillfortunder 1 mi
- Road - road/trackwayunder 1 mi
- Barrow - bowl-barrowunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.