Sheeaun, barrow in County Roscommon (RO010-072----)

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What is recorded here

Marked only on the 1914 ed. of the OS 6-inch map, and situated on top of a small, steep-sided knoll. D-shaped grass-covered area (dims 9.3m E-W; 5m N-S) defined by an earthen bank (Wth 4.8m at W to 5.6m at E; int. H 1m; ext. H 0.6-1m generally to 1.7m at N) WSW-N-ESE, the perimeter being quarried away elsewhere. There is no visible fosse or entrance. Kilcolagh church (RO010-073001-) is c. 80m to the S. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 24 August 2010

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record RO010-072

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