Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Barrow - bowl-barrow
Rathmore (roscommon By., Killukin Ed), County Roscommon, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Rathmore (roscommon By., Killukin Ed)
- County
- Roscommon
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Coordinates
- 53.74116, -8.24413
- SMR number
- RO028-153----
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 S-facing slope of a broad E-W ridge. Circular grass-covered and flat-topped earthen mound (diam. of base 9.3m N-S; diam. of top 2.3m; H 1.3m) with a slight flat-bottomed fosse (Wth of base 3.8-5.4m; D 0.05-0.1m), but there is no evidence of an outer bank (ext. diam. 21.6m N-S). Ceremonial enclosure (RO028-148002-) is c. 150m to the N.
Compiled by: Michael Moore
Date of upload: 24 August 2010
Nearby in the register
- Barrow - mound barrowunder 1 mi
- Ceremonial enclosureunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.