Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Barrow - bowl-barrow
Turlagh (athlone North By.), County Roscommon, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Turlagh (athlone North By.)
- County
- Roscommon
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Embanked enclosure
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Coordinates
- 53.53463, -8.10417
- SMR number
- RO045-038----
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 NNW-ESE ridge. Circular grass-covered and domed mound (diam. 21.8m NW-SE; 21.5m NE-SW; H 1.55-2.5m) defined by a fosse (Wth of base 1-2.2m; D 0.55-0.7m), with an outer bank (at NW: Wth 11.8m; ext. H 0.8m) WSW-N-ENE on the downslope side (ext. diam. c. 40m NW-SE). There is a small drystone-built structure on the summit of the mound. Barrow (RO045-039----) is c. 45m to the SSE.
Compiled by: Michael Moore
Date of upload: 24 August 2010
Nearby in the register
- Barrow - stepped barrowunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.