Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Barrow - ditch barrow
Willsgrove, County Roscommon, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Willsgrove
- County
- Roscommon
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Coordinates
- 53.72533, -8.40962
- SMR number
- RO027-049----
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
Towards the bottom of a SE-facing slope. Flat-topped grass-covered mound with some bushes (diam. of base 11m E-W; 10.6m N-S; diam. of top 9m N-S; 8.4m E-W; H 0.7m at S to 1.2m at W) defined by a rounded fosse (Wth of top 3-3.8m; Wth of base 1.2-1.5m; D 0.3m at S to 0.7m at W). Barrow (RO027-050----) is c. 250m to the NE.
Compiled by: Michael Moore
Date of upload: 24 August 2010
Nearby in the register
- Road - road/trackwayunder 1 mi
- Barrow - ditch barrowunder 1 mi
- Field systemunder 1 mi
- Crannogunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.