Ardcarn Mound | |
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Native name Irish: Ard Carna |
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Type | ringfort |
Location | Ardcarne, County Roscommon, Ireland |
Coordinates | 53°57′44″N 8°12′25″W / 53.962165°N 8.206852°WCoordinates: 53°57′44″N 8°12′25″W / 53.962165°N 8.206852°W |
Elevation | 86 m (282 ft) |
Built | Neolithic/Bronze Age (4000 – 800 BC) |
Official name: Ardcarn Mound | |
Reference no. | 488 |
Ardcarn Mound is a mound and ringfort and National Monument located in County Roscommon, Ireland.
Ardcarn Mound is located about 6 km (3.7 mi) east of Boyle and 3 km (1.9 mi) south of Lough Key.
Ardcarn Mound is a bowl barrow. Immediately to the west of this is a trivallate ringfort with souterrain, and to the south of that is a simple rath.