Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Barrow - pond barrow
Clonydonnin, County Westmeath, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Clonydonnin
- County
- Westmeath
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 53.35692, -7.79929
- SMR number
- WM036-046----
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 atop low rise of ground with good views in all directions, bullaun stone (WM036-038----) in same field c. 70m to NE. Circular-shaped sunken area (diam. 17m; D 0.4m) enclosed by a low poorly preserved earthen bank (Wth. 5m; ext. H 0.2m), no entrance feature visible. There has been some dumping of material inside the centre of the possible barrow.
See attached Bing Maps aerial photograph taken November 2011 which shows outline of possible pond barrow, taken from www.bing.com/maps/.
Compiled by: Caimin O’Brien
Date of upload: 11 August 2014
Nearby in the register
- Bullaun stoneunder 1 mi
- Bullaun stone (present location)under 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.