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Barrow - ring-barrow

Palmerstown, County Galway, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Barrow - ring-barrow, Palmerstown, 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
Palmerstown
County
Galway
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
Not indicated
Latest-edition OS map
Not indicated
Coordinates
53.28601, -8.84861
SMR number
GA083-066----

Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.

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

One of four barrows on Athenry golf course (GA083-066----; GA083-067----; GA083-068----; GA083-075----). Situated on level ground and now acting as a trap in front of the 1st green this circular ring-barrow (diam. 20m), in fair condition, comprises a central mound (diam. 5.2m) encircled by a fosse and external denuded bank. The central mound has been dug out from NW to E and is horseshoe-shaped in plan as a result. (Rynne 1991, 28)

Compiled by: Paul Walsh

Date of upload: 2 March 2015

References

Rynne, E. 1991 Playing in the past! In Athenry Golf Club 1902-1991, 28-9. Galway. Connacht Tribune.

Nearby in the register

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

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