Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Barrow - ring-barrow
Rathnarrow, County Westmeath, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Rathnarrow
- County
- Westmeath
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 53.51712, -7.17501
- SMR number
- WM020-113----
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
Situated on a generally level area, in low-lying pasture, which is overlooked by higher, gently undulating pasture to E, S and W where views are restricted. Barrows (WM020-112----/114----) lie c. 15m to E and c. 14m to N, respectively. Not depicted on the 1837 ed. OS 6-inch map or on the revised 1913 ed. OS 25-inch map. Monument described in 1970-2 as a small circular area (dims. 8.5m ESE-WNW; 7m NNE-SSW) defined by a wide, shallow fosse. The remains of a slight bank are present along the outer edge of the fosse. Outline of monument is barely visible on Digital Globe aerial photography.
See attached OS 25-inch map showing location of barrow.
Compiled by Alison McQueen, Vera Rahilly and Caimin O’Brien.
Date of upload: 08 July 2019
Nearby in the register
- Barrow - ditch barrowunder 1 mi
- Barrow - ring-barrowunder 1 mi
- Barrow - stepped barrowunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.