Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Barrow - ring-barrow
Ballinturly (ballymoe By.), County Roscommon, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Ballinturly (ballymoe By.)
- County
- Roscommon
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 53.70208, -8.32536
- SMR number
- RO034-103----
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 NW-facing slope. Circular grass-covered platform (diam. 3.3m N-S; H 0.1-0.3m) defined by a fosse (Wth of top 2.3-2.5m; Wth of base 1m; D 0.6-0.7m) and outer bank (Wth 4.4m; ext. H 0.1-0.2m). There is no visible entrance (max. ext. diam. 14.8m N-S). Ring-barrow (RO034-019----) is c. 100m to the SSE.
Compiled by: Michael Moore
Date of upload: 24 August 2010
Nearby in the register
- Barrow - ring-barrowunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.