Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Barrow - unclassified
Carrownabrickna, County Roscommon, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Carrownabrickna
- County
- Roscommon
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Tumulus
- Coordinates
- 53.64782, -8.21282
- SMR number
- RO039-016----
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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 SE-facing slope. Circular grass-covered mound (diam. of base 20.6m E-W; 20m N-S; H 1.65m at N to 2.2m at E) which has been quarried on top (diam. 8.6m N-S; 7.1m E-S; D 0.25m at N to 1.6m at E). Barrows (RO039-014001-; RO039-014002-; RO039-014003-) and rath (RO039-015----) are c. 150-190m to the W and NW. (Knox 1914b, 352)
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
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Barrow - unclassifiedunder 1 mi
- Barrow - ring-barrowunder 1 mi
- Barrow - ring-barrowunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.