Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Barrow - mound barrow
Toberrory, County Roscommon, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Toberrory
- County
- Roscommon
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 53.81110, -8.30259
- SMR number
- RO022-056020-
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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 a slight NNE-SSW ridge at the N edge of the Rathcroghan plateau with a quarry immediately to the S. Subcircular grass-covered and flat-topped earthen mound (dims of base 8m N-S; 6.8m E-W; diam. of top 3.2m; H 0.5m at S to 1m). Barrow (RO022-056019-) is c. 150m to the WSW. (Herity 1983, fig. 37, 1984, 134, Toberrory 2; Waddell 1983, 37; No. 34)
Compiled by: Michael Moore
Date of upload: 24 August 2010
References
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.
Waddell, J. 1983 Rathcroghan - a royal site in Connaught. Journal of Irish Archaeology 1, 21-46.
Nearby in the register
- Barrow - mound barrowunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Field systemunder 1 mi
- Field systemunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.