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
- Indicated
- Coordinates
- 53.80962, -8.29964
- SMR number
- RO022-056032-
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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 ridge, and part of the unified field system at Rathcroghan. A roadway (RO022-056034-) (Wth c. 5-10m) defined by earth and stone banks runs W from Flanagan's Fort ring-barrow (RO022-056038-) (L c. 850m), and overlies the two outer enclosing banks of Rathscreg barrow (RO02256035-). Archaeological testing (02E0026) c. 150-200m W of its visible W end failed to produce any evidence of its continuation in that direction (Read 2004j). Towards its W end it is crossed by a N-S road (RO022-056033-) extending N (L c. 100m), which has a branch road (Wth 5-6m; L c. 100m) defined by earthen banks running E c. 100m N of the junction. The N-S road may have continued further N, to the E of Courtmoyle rath (RO022-056028-), and also further S. Large rectangular fields (dims c. 300m x c. 150m) are attached to these roads covering an area of c. 50 ha, and pits (RO022-056047-) (dims c. 3-10m x c. 2m; D 0.5m), frequently aligned with the roads, abound in the area. The fields (RO022-056031-) are to the E of a NW-SE public road, and the fields (RO022-057003-) are SW of the NW-SE Tulsk to Ballaghaderreen road (N5). (Knox 1914a, 20-3; 1918a, 157-9; Herity 1983, 130-1; 1988, 72, Toberrory 6; Waddell 1983, 39, No. 37)
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.
Read, C. 2004j Toberrory: no archaeological significance. In I. Bennett (ed.), Excavations 2002: summary accounts of archaeological excavations in Ireland, 460, No. 1629. Bray. Wordwell.
Knox, H.T. 1914 Ruins of Cruachain Ai. Journal of the Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland 44, 1-50.
Knox, H.T. 1918a Cruachan Ai Roads and avenues. Journal of the Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland 48, 157-63.
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.
Nearby in the register
- Bullaun stoneunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Road - road/trackwayunder 1 mi
- Field systemunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.