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
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 53.75430, -8.26482
- SMR number
- RO028-071----
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 E end of the broad WNW-ESE Carnfree ridge, c. 60m W of bowl barrow (RO028-070----). Circular grass-covered mound (diam. of top 5m; H 0.1m) defined by a shallow fosse (Wth c. 3.5m; ext. D 0.1-0.3m; max. ext. diam. 12.5m N-S). Ditch barrow (RO028-072001-) is c. 80m to the SE. (Waddell 1988, 17)
Compiled by: Michael Moore
Date of upload: 24 August 2010
References
Waddell, J. 1988 Rathcroghan in Connacht. Emania 5, 5-18.
Nearby in the register
- House - indeterminate dateunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Barrow - ditch barrowunder 1 mi
- House - indeterminate dateunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.