Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Architectural feature
Killukin (roscommon By.), County Roscommon, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Killukin (roscommon By.)
- County
- Roscommon
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 53.75119, -8.17659
- SMR number
- RO028-108003-
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 top of the gentle W-facing slope of a drumlin overlooking Ardakillin Lough c. 350m to NW. A rectangular limestone block (dims 0.32m x 0.25m; L 0.44m) with a carved face at one end, which was amongst loose stonework at the church (RO028-108001-) (Siggins 1990, 45) is now in Strokestown Heritage Centre (RO029-012----).
Compiled by: Michael Moore
Date of upload: 24 August 2010
References
Siggins, A. 1990 Heads and tails of stone. Journal of the County Roscommon Historical and Archaeological Society 3, 45-8.
Nearby in the register
- Churchunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Moundunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.