Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Mound
Farraneglish Glebe, County Laois, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Farraneglish Glebe
- County
- Laois
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 52.91046, -7.47141
- SMR number
- LA023-049----
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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
On lower N-facing slope of a low hill, overlooking a marsh to the NW with distant views only from NW to N. A large tree-covered and overgrown elongated earth and stone mound (dim. 17.5m E-W, H 1.8m) with remains of cairn material, composed of small stones, in situ at W end. Middle of mound hollowed out by cattle poaching. Portion of its E end is also clearly visible. This monument was described by Carrigan as 'about 100 yards souht of the church ruins (LA023-029----), is a hillock called the Rath; the surface is rough and uneven, and there is neither rampart nor fosse (Carrigan 1905, vol. 2, 55).
The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Laois' (Dublin Stationery Office, 1995) compiled by P. David Sweetman, Olive Alcock and Bernie Moran. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research.
Date of upload: 15 July 2013
Nearby in the register
- Churchunder 1 mi
- Graveyardunder 1 mi
- Moated siteunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.