Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Barrow - bowl-barrow
Waterstown, County Westmeath, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Waterstown
- County
- Westmeath
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 53.47237, -7.84401
- SMR number
- WM022-035----
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 NE side of a hill with good views to N, E and S. Bowl-barrow (overall diam. 26m NW-SE) consisting of a small circular round-topped mound (diam. 8m; H 2m) enclosed by a shallow poorly preserved fosse with remains of a low outer bank. Some disturbance has been caused to the site by digging on the NE side of the mound, old trees growing along top of bank which has been almost totally levelled on W side. A post medieval field fence intersects the base of the mound at W (SMR File 10/04/1978).
Compiled by: Caimin O’Brien
Date of upload: 20 July 2015
Nearby in the register
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Souterrainunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.