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Barrow - stepped barrow

Coolagarry (Athlone South By.), County Roscommon, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Barrow - stepped barrow, Coolagarry, County Roscommon, with a pin at the register's coordinates
Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915), covering this location. Courtesy of the National Library of Scotland. The pin is ours, placed from the register's coordinates.

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-

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

4 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1790 map "Composite: Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).

Historical maps covering this location

  • 1790 · Composite: Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1811 · Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1869 · Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1891 · Ireland 16 (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

Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.

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