Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Barrow - mound barrow
Cloonacaltry, County Roscommon, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Cloonacaltry
- County
- Roscommon
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 53.44278, -8.14105
- SMR number
- RO048-196----
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 summit of a NNW-SSE esker ridge. Circular grass-covered mound (diam. 5.9m WNW-ESE; 5.6m NNE-SSW; H 0.1-0.3m) surrounded by a berm (Wth 1-2.3m) defined by the edges of the esker NNW-E and SSW-W, a low scarp (H 0.3m) E-SSW, and a scarp down to the mound (H 0.4m) W-NNW where the esker ridge is higher.
Compiled by: Michael Moore
Date of upload: 24 August 2010
Nearby in the register
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - cashelunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - cashelunder 1 mi
- Children's burial groundunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.