Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Standing stone
Caran (ballymoe By., Castleteheen Ed), County Roscommon, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Caran (ballymoe By., Castleteheen Ed)
- County
- Roscommon
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 53.70307, -8.35398
- SMR number
- RO034-018002-
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 summit of an WNW-ESE ridge, and on top of ring-barrow (RO034-018001-). According to Knox (1911, 339) this barrow had a standing stone on the central mound, but it is not visible now.
Compiled by: Michael Moore
Date of upload: 24 August 2010
References
Knox, H.T. 1911 The Croghans and Some Connacht Raths and Cashels. Journal of the Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland 41, 93-116, 205-40, 301-42.
Nearby in the register
- Barrow - ring-barrowunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Barrow - ring-barrowunder 1 mi
- Pitfieldunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.