Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Barrow - stepped 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
- Sheegort
- Coordinates
- 53.53403, -8.10336
- SMR number
- RO045-039----
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. The name 'Sheegort' is derived from Ceat Magach, one of Queen Meave's warriors, according to local tradition (Gannon 1972). Subcircular grass and scrub-covered mound (dims of top 33.8m NE-SW; 28.5m NW-SE; dim. of base 40m NW-SE; H 4.6m at NW and SE) with a dished summit (diam. of hollow 21m NW-SE; D 1-1.6m) that may be the result of ancient quarrying. At the base is a fosse (Wth of base 3.2-4.5m; D 1-2m) and there is a ramp onto the mound at NNE (max. ext. diam. 54.4m NW-SE). Barrow (RO045-038----) is c. 45m to the NNW.
Compiled by: Michael Moore
Date of upload: 24 August 2010
References
Gannon, A. 1972 Archaeological survey of Roscommon. Unpublished typed index cards prepared for Roscommon County Council.
Nearby in the register
- Barrow - bowl-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.