Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Barrow - ring-barrow
Foghanagh Beg, County Roscommon, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Foghanagh Beg
- County
- Roscommon
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Coordinates
- 53.69727, -8.36094
- SMR number
- RO034-020----
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 a gentle W-facing slope. Circular grass-covered area (diam. 15.8m N-S; H 0.15-0.2m) defined by a slight fosse (Wth of top 3.4-5m; Wth of base 1.5-1.9m; D 0.25-0.6m) and an outer flat-topped bank (Wth of base 3.7-4.2m; Wth of top 1.3-1.4m; ext. H 0.1-0.3m). There are entrances through the bank at ESE (Wth 1.7m) and WNW (Wth 2m), but there are no discernible causeways (max. ext. diam. 28.8m N-S).
Compiled by: Michael Moore
Date of upload: 24 August 2010
Nearby in the register
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Barrow - ring-barrowunder 1 mi
- Standing stoneunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.