Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Barrow - ring-barrow
Glenballythomas, County Roscommon, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Glenballythomas
- County
- Roscommon
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 53.80120, -8.30357
- SMR number
- RO022-057016-
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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 Rathcroghan plateau, c. 60m SE of Rathcroghan mound (RO022-057010-) and within the ceremonial enclosure (RO022-056012-). It is also on the line of the roadway (RO022-057021-). Known only from aerial photographs and described as c. 6-7m in diameter (Waddell, 1983, 29, No. 7). Ring-barrow (RO022-057015-) is just to the W, and barrow (RO022-056019-) is c. 40m to the S. It is not visible at ground level. (Herity 1983, 130; 1988, 131, Glenballythomas 6)
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.
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. 1988 A survey of the royal sites of Cruachain in Connacht Roscommon. IV. Ancient field systems at Rathcroghan and Carnfreee. Journal of the Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland 117-118, 67-84.
Nearby in the register
- Barrow - ring-barrowunder 1 mi
- Barrow - unclassifiedunder 1 mi
- Barrow - mound barrowunder 1 mi
- Moundunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.