County: Westmeath Site name: Balrowan (Packenham), Co. Westmeath
Sites and Monuments Record No.: SMR WM020-138 Licence number: —
Author: —
Site type: Graves ofindeterminate date
Period/Dating: —
ITM: E 655061m, N 751255m
Latitude, Longitude (decimal degrees): 53.508400, -7.169930
In October 1963 the Museum received a report that a cist grave was known to be located in Balrowan townland, near Killucan, Co. Westmeath.281 The site was visited by Étienne Rynne and Peter Danaher. On arrival they found that the exact site of the cist was not known and could not be located, although the approximate location has been marked on the map. The site was therefore not investigated.
281. Parish of Killucan, barony of Farbill. SMR WM020-138——. This area is rich in archaeological remains, including a large number of cist graves, e.g. Clonickilvant, Huntingdon and Edmondstown, in addition to records of other burials, such as that at Killynan (Pratt) (this volume, p. 522).
