Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Barrow - ring-barrow
Palmerstown, County Galway, Ireland
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.
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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
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
- Barrow - ring-barrowunder 1 mi
- Barrow - unclassifiedunder 1 mi
- Barrow - ring-barrowunder 1 mi
- Barrow - bowl-barrowunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.