Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Field system
Ballynew (ballynahinch By.), County Galway, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Ballynew (ballynahinch By.)
- County
- Galway
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 53.56449, -10.07579
- SMR number
- GA022-089----
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Shown on 4 historical map sheets, the earliest the 1790 "Composite: Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
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The National Monuments Service's description
In cutaway bog on the summit and N slopes of Ballvnew hill. Two areas of pre-bog walls are visible: (a) GA022-088---- a discontinuous wall, comprising orthostats and large boulders, curves from NE through E to S, partially enclosing the hill summit. A cross-wall runs over the summit itself. Covers an area c. 150m by 75m. (b) On NE slopes of the hill are at least ten separate stretches of wall covering an area c. 300m by 400m. These are stony banks and appear to form rectangular fields. One of the walls terminates at a large orthostat of similar dimensions to a nearby standing stone (GA022-107----). There is also a possible stone pair (GA022-089----) on NW slope of the hill.
The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Galway Vol. I - West Galway'. Compiled by Paul Gosling (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1993).
Date of upload: 05 August 2010
Nearby in the register
- Standing stoneunder 1 mi
- Standing stoneunder 1 mi
- Field boundaryunder 1 mi
- Standing stone - pairunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.