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Barrow - ring-barrow

Baile Dhúlocha, County Galway, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Barrow - ring-barrow, Baile Dhúlocha, County Galway, with a pin at the register's coordinates
Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915), covering this location. Courtesy of the National Library of Scotland. The pin is ours, placed from the register's coordinates.

The record

Townland
Baile Dhúlocha
County
Galway
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
Not indicated
Latest-edition OS map
Not indicated
Coordinates
53.52682, -9.43568
SMR number
GA026-020----

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

4 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1753 map "Mappa geographica Regni Hiberniae" (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).

Historical maps covering this location

  • 1753 · Mappa geographica Regni Hiberniae (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1790 · Composite: Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1869 · Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1891 · Ireland 16 (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)

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The National Monuments Service's description

This ring-barrow was discoverd by Mr. Colm Mac Diarmada (pers. comm. December 2014). It is in an upland area of rough grazing and cut-away bogland on a plateau on the SW hillslope of Binn Shléibhe/Ben Levy. Panoramic views - overlooking Lough Corrib to the SE and an inlet of Lough Mask to the NW.
The ring-barrow is defined by a central mound (max. H 0.5m; base Wth 2.9m; top Wth 0.7m) that is surrounded by a wet fosse (max. Wth 1.2m) and outer bank (int. H 0.3m; ext. H 0.4m; base Wth 0.92m; top Wth 0.3m). The mound and bank are composed of peaty soil interspersed with stone. A narrow gap (Wth 0.5m) cutting through the bank at SW appears to be a later feature. There is a possible hut site (GA026-021----) c. 55m to the SW and a standing stone (GA026-019----) lies c. 260 m to the SSE.

Compiled by: Olive Alcock

Date of upload: 22 October 2015

Nearby in the register

Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.

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