Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Headstone
Mihanboy, County Roscommon, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Mihanboy
- County
- Roscommon
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 53.41266, -8.02170
- SMR number
- RO051-043002-
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
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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 low-lying flat ground at the N side of a laneway in mixed woodland. A headsotne (dims 1.84m x 0.68m; T 0.15m) with an illegible inscription in false relief and the date 1748 lies 3m E of the portal tomb (RO051-043001-). It is reputedly made from the missing portal stone of the tomb. (de Valera and Ó Nualláin 1972, 39)
Compiled by: Michael Moore
Date of upload: 24 August 2010
References
de Valera, R. and Ó Nualláin, S. 1972 Survey of the megalithic tombs of Ireland, vol. 3, Counties Galway, Roscommon, Leitrim, Longford, Westmeath, Laoighis, Offaly, Kildare, Cavan. Dublin. Stationery Office.
Nearby in the register
- Megalithic tomb - portal tombunder 1 mi
- Sweathouseunder 1 mi
- Fulacht fiaunder 1 mi
- Structureunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.