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Barrow in Cartroncaran, County Roscommon (RO016-054----)

Barrow, mound barrow
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What is recorded here

At the highest point of a broad plateau. Circular flat-topped and grass-covered but poached earthen mound (diam. of base 15m N-S; 15.5m E-W; dims of top 4.8m N-S; 3.9m E-W; H 2m at W to 3.1m at S) with a trigonometric station on top. The large enclosure (RO016-053001-) is c. 50m to the N, and rath (RO016-055----) is c. 50m to the N. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 24 August 2010

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record RO016-054

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RO016-054----
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  • Maker not stated on source page, irishheritagenews.ie
  • Maker not stated on source page, www.thejournal.ie
  • Maker not stated on source page, tr.pinterest.com
  • Maker not stated on source page, visionsofthepastblog.com
  • National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
  • undefined, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0
  • Maker not stated on source page, heritageireland.ie
  • Dan Clohessy / INPHO, www.roscommonherald.ie
  • Roscommon Herald; individual photographer of this image not stated, www.roscommonherald.ie
  • Sawyer777, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0
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