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Barrow - ditch barrow

Carns, County Roscommon, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Barrow - ditch barrow, Carns, County Roscommon, with a pin at the register's coordinates
Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915), covering this location. Courtesy of the National Library of Scotland. The pin is ours, placed from the register's coordinates.

The record

Townland
Carns
County
Roscommon
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
Not indicated
Latest-edition OS map
Not indicated
Coordinates
53.75366, -8.26446
SMR number
RO028-072001-

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

4 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1790 map "Composite: Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).

Historical maps covering this location

  • 1790 · Composite: Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1811 · Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1869 · Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1891 · Ireland 16 (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 SW of bowl barrow (RO028-070----). Circular grass-covered mound (diam. of base 11m; H 0.1m) defined by a shallow fosse (Wth of top 6m; Wth of base 2-2.5m; ext. D 0.1-0.3m; max. ext. diam. 20.5m N-S). Ditch barrow (RO028-071----) is c. 80m to the NW and ditch barrow (RO028-073----) is c. 80m to the ESE. (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

Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.

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