Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Barrow - ring-barrow
Glennascaul, County Galway, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Glennascaul
- County
- Galway
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 53.29613, -8.92818
- SMR number
- GA083-073----
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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 a low ridge in flat pastureland. This ring-barrow (diam. 10.6m) was noted following aerial reconnaissance by Markus Casey (SMR file). On inspection in February 1992, it was fairly well preserved and was defined by a flat-topped circular mound (diam. 3.8m; H 0.3-0.4m) encircled by a fosse (Wth 1.5-1.8m) and external bank (Wth 1.5-2m; int. H 0.2m; ext. H 0.3m). A possible entrance gap (Wth 2.1m), with traces of a causeway, was visible at NE. Some field-clearance material, consisting of large loosely placed boulders, lay to its S. Aerial imagery (see OSi Ortho_ITM and digitalglobe images) indicates that this area was subsequently developed as a large quarry and the ring-barrow appears to have been levelled.
Compiled by: Olive Alcock
Date of upload: 7th April 2022
References
SMR file - Sites and monuments record files in the National Monuments Service, Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage.
Nearby in the register
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Cairn - clearance cairnunder 1 mi
- Moated siteunder 1 mi
- Castle - unclassifiedunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.