Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Barrow - unclassified
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
- 53.80079, -8.30331
- SMR number
- RO022-057019-
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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 hollow on the Rathcroghan plateau and just outside the ceremonial enclosure (RO022-057012-) around Rathcroghan mound (RO022-057010-) at SE. Circular grass-covered area (diam. 43m N-S; 42.5m E-W) defined by a fosse, best preserved at N (Wth of top 9-10m; int. D 0.3m; ext. D 0.2m) and S. A N-S field wall overlies it E of the centre, and it is barely visible E of this feature. It has no outer bank (max. ext. diam. 66m N-S; 59m E-W). Barrows (RO022-057015-; RO0-22-056016-) are c. 60m and c. 40m to the NW and N while barrows (RO022-056017-; RO022-056020-) are c. 85m and c. 110m to the SSW and S respectively. (Knox 1914a, 29, cashel 3; Herity 1983, 130; 1988, 131, Glenballythomas 7; Waddell 1983, 29, No. 9)
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. 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.
Knox, H.T. 1914 Ruins of Cruachain Ai. Journal of the Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland 44, 1-50.
Waddell, J. 1983 Rathcroghan - a royal site in Connaught. Journal of Irish Archaeology 1, 21-46.
Nearby in the register
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- Barrow - ring-barrowunder 1 mi
- Barrow - ring-barrowunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.