Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Barrow - ring-barrow
Creeve (ballymoe By.), County Roscommon, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Creeve (ballymoe By.)
- County
- Roscommon
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Coordinates
- 53.67974, -8.33787
- SMR number
- RO034-066001-
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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
Just off the crest of the N-facing slope of a rise that forms the SE summit of a broad NW-SE ridge. Circular grass-covered platform (diam. 19.3m N-S; H 0.2-0.3m) defined by a flat-bottomed fosse (at N: Wth of top 10.8m; Wth of base 4.8m; at S: Wth of top 15.6m; Wth of base 9.3m) and an outer flat-topped and grass-covered earthen bank (Wth of base 3.5-5.5m; Wth of top 1.2m; int. H 1-1.2m; ext. H 0.35m at N to 0.95m at S). There is an entrance (Wth 3.5m) in the bank at NE (max. ext. diam. 49.6m N-S). Ring-barrow (RO034-066002-) is c. 25m to the WSW and enclosure (RO034-067001-) is c. 75m to the ESE. (Knox 1918a, 161)
See the attached aerial view taken from the SSE.
Compiled by: Michael Moore
Date of upload: 24 August 2010
References
Knox, H.T. 1918a Cruachan Ai Roads and avenues. Journal of the Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland 48, 157-63.
Nearby in the register
- Barrow - ring-barrowunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Enclosure - large enclosureunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.