Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Barrow - unclassified
Ballyconboy, County Roscommon, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Ballyconboy
- County
- Roscommon
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 53.81779, -8.31066
- SMR number
- RO022-056005-
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
Towards the top of the N-facing slope of Rathcroghan ridge. Circular grass-covered and flat-topped earthen mound (diam. of base 7.6m NE-SW; 7m NW-SE; diam. of top 3m NW-SE; 2.8m NE-SW; H 0.8m at NW to 1.2m at SW) with a rectangular grass-covered platform (dims 6.5m NW-SE; 7.3m NE-SW) defined by scarps (H 0.6-0.8m) attached to the NW. (Waddell 1983, 37, No. 31)
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.
Nearby in the register
- Pitfieldunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Road - road/trackwayunder 1 mi
- Moundunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.