Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Barrow - ring-barrow
Raheen (clare By.), County Galway, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Raheen (clare By.)
- County
- Galway
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- NULL
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Coordinates
- 53.49290, -9.02755
- SMR number
- GA042-216----
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
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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
On E-facing slope of a slight ridge, c. 260m SW of barrow (GA042-215----). A circular barrow (D 19.15m), in fair condition, comprising a slightly flat- topped central mound (H c. 0.75m max.) encircled by an internal fosse and external bank. Trees and bushes grow around the monument which has been denuded especially at SE. Another barrow (GA042-217----) lies 60m to SW.
The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Galway Vol. II - North Galway'. Compiled by Olive Alcock, Kathy de hÓra and Paul Gosling (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1999).
Date of upload: 05 August 2010
Nearby in the register
- Barrow - ring-barrowunder 1 mi
- Barrow - bowl-barrowunder 1 mi
- Chapelunder 1 mi
- Churchunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.