Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Barrow - ring-barrow
Clonin, County Offaly, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Clonin
- County
- Offaly
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 53.35205, -7.21060
- SMR number
- OF011-001002-
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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
National Monument No. 532. In pasture on top of Clonin Hill with extensive views of the surrounding countryside. Impressive view of burial mound (OF010-004001-) on top of Croghan Hill 4.5km to W. Smaller ring-barrow (OF011-001002-) now levelled located c. 20 metres to NW of ring-barrow (OF011-001----). No surface remains visible. Described in 1970 as following: 'Approx. 56m NW from centre of the barrow is a smaller barrow divided in two by a modern field fence wall. This smaller barrow measures 11m approx. in overall width, with the fosse measuring 3m in width' (SMR File 23/01/1970)'. The field boundary described in 1970 and indicated on all editions of the OS 6-inch maps has been removed in recent times and the ring-barrow was probably levelled when the field boundary was removed.
The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Offaly' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1997). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research.
Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien
Date of upload: 25 January 2016
Nearby in the register
- Barrow - ring-barrowunder 1 mi
- Mass-rockunder 1 mi
- Cross - Wayside cross (present location)under 1 mi
- Platform - peatlandunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.