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Barrow - ring-barrow

Killevny, County Galway, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Barrow - ring-barrow, Killevny, 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
Killevny
County
Galway
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
Dermot & Granias Bed
Latest-edition OS map
Dermot & Granias Bed
Coordinates
53.24027, -8.14912
SMR number
GA100-103----

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

4 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1790 map "Composite: Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).

Historical maps covering this location

  • 1790 · Composite: Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1811 · 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 level pastureland. This poorly preserved overgrown circular ring-barrow (diam. 22.6m), which is partly obscured by furze and hawthorn growth, comprises a flat-topped raised area (diam. 10.8m; max. H 0.2m) surrounded by a fosse, with slight traces of an external bank from SW to W. On inspection in February 1985 an old field bank abutted it at SE and at N a narrow drain ran N for 7m. Current aerial imagery (Google 2019) indicates that the field boundary has since been removed. A bowl-barrow (GA100-103001-) lies c. 30m to the SE. de Valera and Ó Nualláin (1972, 29) noted a possible third one (GA100-103002-) c. 25m to the SSW.

Compiled by: Galway Archaeological Survey, UCG

Date of upload: 12 August 2019

References

de Valera, R. and Ó Nualláin, S. 1972 Survey of the megalithic tombs of Ireland, vol. 3, Counties Galway, Roscommon, Leitrim, Longford, Westmeath, Laoighis, Offaly, Kildare, Cavan. Dublin. Stationery Office.

Nearby in the register

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

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