Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Barrow - mound barrow
Creggymulgreny, County Galway, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Creggymulgreny
- County
- Galway
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Coordinates
- 53.18320, -8.70501
- SMR number
- GA104-123----
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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
In rough pastureland. Classified by McCaffrey (1952, 17-18, no. 87) as a 'Simple, round, flat-topped' barrow which was circular in plan with an 'overall diameter 44 feet; height 3 feet [diam. 13.4m; H 0.9m]'. He also noted that the top of the grass covered mound, with a 'diameter of 33 feet [c. 10m]', was markedly flat. On inspection in March 1983 and on re-inspection in October 2001 the mound was densely overgrown with briars and thorn bushes making it impossible to examine the monument in detail. Based on McCaffrey's details it is possible that this is a mound barrow.
Compiled by: Galway Archaeological Survey, UCG
Date of upload: 12 November 2019
References
McCaffrey, P. 1952 A contribution to the archaeology of the barony of Dunkellin, Co. Galway. Unpublished MA thesis, National University of Ireland, Galway.
Nearby in the register
- Ringfort - cashelunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Castle - tower houseunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.