Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Barrow - ring-barrow
Casheltauna, County Roscommon, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Casheltauna
- County
- Roscommon
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Coordinates
- 53.72064, -8.22811
- SMR number
- RO028-207----
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
On a slight SW-facing slope. Circular grass-covered and flat-topped mound (diam. of top 9m; diam. of base 12m; H 0.3-0.6m) surrounded by a flat-bottomed fosse (Wth of base 3.2-3.3m; D 0.25m) and an earthen bank (Wth 3.7-4.2m; H 0.15m) which is best preserved (Wth 3.2m; int. H 0.6m; ext. H 0.2m) N-E (max. ext. diam. 26m).
Compiled by: Michael Moore
Date of upload: 24 August 2010
Nearby in the register
- Field boundaryunder 1 mi
- Barrow - ditch barrowunder 1 mi
- Barrow - ring-barrowunder 1 mi
- Field systemunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.