Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Field system
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
- 53.81161, -8.29917
- SMR number
- RO022-056025-
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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 the N-facing slope of Rathcroghan, around Carran fort (RO022-056023-), and part of the unified field system at Rathcroghan. An area of c. 11 ha (c. 27 acres) contains two rectangular enclosures (dims c. 15m x c. 8-16m) defined by slight scarps or banks are probably small fields just SW of the rath. A long NNE-SSW field bank just to their E extends off to the N where it truncated Carran Fort on the W side, while a curving NW-SE field bank is just to the NE of the rath. The rectangular enclosure (RO022-056021-) (dims c. 10m x c. 8m) defined by slight scarps is c. 100m W of the rath and connected with the long field banks. Geophysical testing of Caran Fort regards the field system as pre-dating the rath, and anomalies immediately S of the rath raise the possibility of metal-working in the area (Waddell et al. 2009, 51-2).
Compiled by: Michael Moore
Date of upload: 24 August 2010
References
Waddell, J., Fenwick, J. and Barton, K. 2009 Rathcroghan: archaeological and geophysical survey in a ritual landscape. Dublin. Wordwell.
Nearby in the register
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Barrow - mound barrowunder 1 mi
- Bullaun stoneunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.