Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Barrow - stepped barrow
Coolagarry (athlone South By.), County Roscommon, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Coolagarry (athlone South By.)
- County
- Roscommon
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Embanked enclosure
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Coordinates
- 53.48234, -8.15519
- SMR number
- RO048-002001-
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 a slight E-W rise. Circular, slightly domed and grass-covered platform (diam.42m NNW-SSE; 40.5m ENE-WSW) defined by scarps (Wth 5-6m; H 2m) separated by a fosse (Wth of top 16.8-19m; Wth of base 8m) from an overgrown earthen bank (Wth of base 8.5-10m; Wth of top 1m; int. H 2m; ext. H c. 4m). This has an outer overgrown fosse (Wth of top 10m; Wth of base 2.5-3m; ext. D c. 2m), which is complete (max. ext. diam. 100m NNW-SSE). There is a second outer bank (Wth 3m) NNE-SE which might not be original as it is separated from the fosse by a slight berm (Wth c. 1m). There is an entrance through the outer bank (Wth 4m) with a causeway (Wth 3m) on to the platform (Wth 2-3.6m) at ENE, but a more recent entrance and causeway is at SSW while a N-S field wall overlies the monument towards the W edge of the platform. Cairn (RO048-002002-) is c. 20m to the NE.
See the attached aerial views taken from the W (001) and N (002).
Compiled by: Michael Moore
Date of upload: 24 August 2010
Nearby in the register
- Cairn - unclassifiedunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Castle - unclassifiedunder 1 mi
- Stone headunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.