Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Barrow - embanked barrow
Mullymucks, County Roscommon, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Mullymucks
- County
- Roscommon
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Embanked enclosure
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Coordinates
- 53.66952, -8.22437
- SMR number
- RO035-078----
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 a broad hill. Circular grass-covered area (diam. 15m E-W; 14.3m N-S) defined by a slight earthen bank (Wth 3.5-4.5m; int. H 0.1-0.2m; ext. H 0.45-0.85m) but the perimeter has been disturbed NNW-SSE (ext. diam. 21.4m E-W; 19.8m N-S). Pond-barrow (RO035-077----) is c. 50m to the N and ring-barrow (RO035-076----) is c. 60m to the W.
See the attached aerial images taken from the NW (001) and W (003).
Compiled by: Michael Moore
Date of upload: 24 August 2010
Nearby in the register
- Barrow - pond barrowunder 1 mi
- Barrow - ring-barrowunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Standing stoneunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.