Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Mound
Ballyellery, County Clare, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Ballyellery
- County
- Clare
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured (1916)
- Coordinates
- 52.95110, -9.35061
- SMR number
- CL015-088----
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Shown on 4 historical map sheets, the earliest the 1753 "Mappa geographica Regni Hiberniae" (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
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The National Monuments Service's description
In marshy estuarine grassland c. 40m N of the confluence of the SW-flowing Dealagh and W-flowing Inagh rivers, in an area labelled ‘Covered by Spring Tides’ on the OS 25-inch map (1897), and overlooked by higher ground on all sides. Hachured as a raised subcircular area on the Cassini edition (1916) of the OS 6-inch map. Noted by Westropp (1905, 360): ‘To the north of the castle [‘Dough Castle’ (CL015-089002-), c. 470m to S] and creek is a furze-covered knoll in a marsh, which may be a crannoge.’ A densely overgrown, roughly circular earth and stone mound (base diam. c. 34m; surface diam. 19m; H 2m) is defined by a gentle scarp.
Compiled by: Gearóid Conroy and Eve Campbell
Date of upload: 7-10-2025
References
Westropp, T. J. 1905 Prehistoric remains (Forts and Dolmens) along the borders of Burren, in the county of Clare. Part 2 - west Corcomroe. Journal of the Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland, vol. 35, 342-61.
Nearby in the register
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Castle - tower houseunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Quarryunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.