Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Barrow - ring-barrow
Killevny, County Galway, Ireland
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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Shown on 4 historical map sheets, the earliest the 1790 "Composite: Ireland." (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
- Barrow - unclassifiedunder 1 mi
- Barrow - bowl-barrowunder 1 mi
- Graveyardunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.