Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Barrow - unclassified
Cloonteen (Dunmore By.), County Galway, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Cloonteen (Dunmore By.)
- County
- Galway
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 53.55694, -8.99001
- SMR number
- GA028-025----
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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
In flat pastureland. This circular barrow (D 11m int.), consisting of a wide earthen round-topped bank (Wth 9m, int. H 1.4m; ext. H 1.1m) was noted during aerial reconnaissance (ASGAP 226:47). The interior is hollow and featureless. There is no visible trace of an entrance gap or fosse. A holy well (GA028-016----) lies c. 60m to the SW. (Alcock et al. 1999, no. 1078)
Updated by: Olive Alcock
Date of revised upload: 13 May 2022
References
Alcock, O., de Hora, K. and Gosling, P. 1999 Archaeological Inventory of County Galway. Vol. II. North Galway. Dublin. Stationery Office.
Nearby in the register
- Wellunder 1 mi
- Barrow - ring-barrowunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Field systemunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.