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Barrow - ring-barrow

Knock, County Roscommon, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Barrow - ring-barrow, Knock, 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
Knock
County
Roscommon
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
Embanked enclosure
Latest-edition OS map
Not indicated
Coordinates
53.38567, -8.16406
SMR number
RO051-069----

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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

Marked as a circular enclosure on the 1837 ed. of the OS 6-inch map, and situated on the summit of an E-W ridge towards the W end. Circular flat-topped and grass-covered mound (diam. of top 8.3m N-S; diam. of base 13.5m N-S; H 0.2-0.5m) separated by a fosse (Wth of base 3.8m at N to 7.5m at S; D 0.45-0.55m) from an outer earth and stone bank (Wth 4.8-5m; int. H 0.45-0.55m; ext. H 0.15-0.3m) which is disturbed NNE-ENE. There are traces of an external fosse or drain (at WSW: Wth of base 1.4m) most evident SSW-WSW (max. ext. diam. 34.5m N-S). Rath (RO051-070----) is c. 140m to the E.

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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