Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Barrow - ditch barrow
Carns, County Roscommon, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Carns
- County
- Roscommon
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Coordinates
- 53.75651, -8.26306
- SMR number
- RO028-066001-
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
At the crest of the N-facing slope of a WNW-ESE ridge on the N-facing slope of the broad WNW-ESE ridge of Carnfree. Circular, domed and grass-covered mound (diam. of base 10m; H 0.2-0.4m) defined by a fosse (Wth of top 6-7m; D 0.2-0.4m) (ext. diam. 20m N-S; 20m E-W). Mound barrow (RO028-066002-) is c. 40m to the SE.
Compiled by: Michael Moore
Date of upload: 24 August 2010
Nearby in the register
- Barrow - mound barrowunder 1 mi
- Barrow - mound barrowunder 1 mi
- Barrow - ring-barrowunder 1 mi
- House - indeterminate dateunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.