Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Cairn - burial cairn
Skrine, County Roscommon, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Skrine
- County
- Roscommon
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 53.56322, -8.18154
- SMR number
- RO041-062001-
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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
Towards the SW edge of the N-S karst ridge of Skrine Hill. Circular grass-covered cairn (diam. 13m E-W; H 0.4m) with a rectangular cist (RO041-062002-) (dims 3m N-W; 2.2m N-S) at the centre. This is defined by low stones (dims 0.5-1.45m x 0.1-0.2m; H 0.2m-0.5m) with some gaps. A whitethorn tree has split a lintel, but there are no other lintels present. Cairn (RO041-063001-) is c. 50m to the NE. Archaeological testing (08E0700) c. 150m to the NW failed to produce any related material (Delaney 2011b).
Compiled by: Michael Moore
Date of upload: 20th June 2011
See attached document with a plan of the remains.
References
Delaney, D. 2011b Skrine and Knockmeane: no archaeological significance. In I. Bennett (ed.), Excavations 2006: summary accounts of archaeological excavations in Ireland, 309, No. 1046. Dublin. Wordwell.
Nearby in the register
- Cistunder 1 mi
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- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.