Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Mound
Ballyconboy, County Roscommon, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Ballyconboy
- County
- Roscommon
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Crockaunbaun
- Coordinates
- 53.82230, -8.31013
- SMR number
- RO022-056003-
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
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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
Marked only on the 1927 ed. of the OS 6-inch map, and situated on a slight rise of the N-facing slope of the Rathcroghan ridge with a large quarry immediately to the N. Rectangular mound of earth and stones (dims. 2.5m N-S; 1.4m E-W; H 0.4m), which is probably spoil. (Herity 1983, 131;1984, 134; Waddell 1988, 10)
Compiled by: Michael Moore
Date of upload: 24 August 2010
References
Waddell, J. 1983 Rathcroghan - a royal site in Connaught. Journal of Irish Archaeology 1, 21-46.
Herity, M. 1983 A survey of the royal site of Cruachain in Connacht, 1. Introduction, the monuments and topography. Journal of the Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland 113, 121-42.
Herity, M. 1984 A survey of the royal site of Cruachain in Connacht, 2. Prehistoric monuments. Journal of the Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland 114, 125-35.
Nearby in the register
- Pitfieldunder 1 mi
- Barrow - unclassifiedunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Barrow - ring-barrowunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.