Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Barrow - mound barrow
Toberdan, County Roscommon, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Toberdan
- County
- Roscommon
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Coordinates
- 53.53674, -8.07147
- SMR number
- RO045-047----
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
On the W-facing crest of a small NW-SE ridge on a broad plateau. Circular flat-topped, grass and scrub-covered mound (diam. of top 11.3m WNW-ESE; 10.9m NNE-SSW) defined by a scarp (H 1-1.25m) with facing-stones that are most evident at SW. Barrow (RO045-048001-) is c. 75m to the SE, and rath (RO045-046----) is c. 60m to the N.
Compiled by: Michael Moore
Date of upload: 24 August 2010
Nearby in the register
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Cistunder 1 mi
- Barrow - unclassifiedunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.