Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Barrow - ring-barrow
Casheltauna, County Roscommon, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Casheltauna
- County
- Roscommon
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Coordinates
- 53.71560, -8.23080
- SMR number
- RO035-007----
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 gentle W-facing slope. Subcircular grass-covered, slightly domed mound (dims of top 9.6m E-W; 8.4m N-S; dims of base 13.5m E-W; 12.4m N-S; H 0.1-0.2m) defined by a shallow fosse (Wth of top 5.6-7.6m; Wth of base 1.4-2.7m; D 0.05-0.15m) and an outer bank (Wth 3.2-5.3m; H 0.05m). There is no identifiable entrance (max. ext. dims 28m E-W; 24.5m N-S).
Compiled by: Michael Moore
Date of upload: 24 August 2010
Nearby in the register
- Barrow - ditch barrowunder 1 mi
- Field boundaryunder 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.