Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Barrow - ring-barrow
Carrownabrickna, County Roscommon, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Carrownabrickna
- County
- Roscommon
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Coordinates
- 53.64892, -8.21532
- SMR number
- RO039-014001-
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 top of a S-facing slope. Circular grass-covered platform (diam. of top 6.4m E-W; 5.9m N-S; diam. of base 12.4m N-S; 12.2m E-W) defined by a rounded fosse (Wth of top 6.9-8.3m; Wth of base 2.4-4.3m; int. D 0.2-0.4m; ext. D 0.35-0.8m) and an outer bank (Wth 1.9-3m; H 0.3-0.5m) which has been removed N-NNE (max. ext. diam. 25.75m E-W; 22.6m N-S). Ring-barrow (RO039-014002-) is c. 10m to the S, and rath (RO039-015----) is c. 50m to the S. Barrow (RO039-085001-) is c. 120m to the W and barrow (RO039-016----) is c. 190m to the SE. (Knox 1914b, 352)
See the attached image taken from the E
Compiled by: Michael Moore
Date of upload: 24 August 2010
References
Knox, H.T. 1914b Dumha Brosna. Journal of the Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland 44, 348-57.
Nearby in the register
- Barrow - ring-barrowunder 1 mi
- Barrow - unclassifiedunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.