Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Barrow - ditch 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
- 53.80704, -8.29139
- SMR number
- RO022-056037-
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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
In a fold on the N-facing slope of Rathcroghan, c. 70m E of Rathscreg barrow (RO022-056035-). Circular grass-covered mound (diam. of base 7.6m; H 0.1m) defined by slight traces of a fosse (Wth 1.6m; D 0.05m). Ditch-barrow (RO022-056036-) is c. 20m to the W, and the Flanagan's Fort barrow (RO022-056038-) is c. 100m to the ESE. ( Herity 1983, 131; 1984, 129, Toberrory 9; Waddell 1983, 39, No.41; 1988, 10)
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. 1988 Rathcroghan in Connacht. Emania 5, 5-18.
Waddell, J. 1983 Rathcroghan - a royal site in Connaught. Journal of Irish Archaeology 1, 21-46.
Nearby in the register
- Barrow - ditch barrowunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Barrow - mound barrowunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.