Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Barrow - ring-barrow
Rathconor, County Roscommon, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Rathconor
- County
- Roscommon
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Embanked enclosure
- Latest-edition OS map
- Indicated
- Coordinates
- 53.67566, -8.21855
- SMR number
- RO035-080----
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
Marked only on the 1928 ed. of the OS 6-inch map, and situated in a grass and furze-covered area towards the bottom of a W-facing slope. Circular grass-covered area (diam. 4.5m; H 0.05m) defined by a slight fosse (Wth of base 0.8-1.4m; D 0.05-0.1m) with an outer earthen bank (Wth 2.2-2.6m; H 0.3-0.6m). There is an entrance (Wth 1.1m) at ESE (max. ext. diam. 12.7m NE-SW).
Compiled by: Michael Moore
Date of upload: 24 August 2010
Nearby in the register
- Barrow - ring-barrowunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Barrow - ring-barrowunder 1 mi
- Barrow - pond barrowunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.