Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Pitfield
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
- 53.78969, -8.30355
- SMR number
- RO022-057045-
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
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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 a low E-W ridge on the floor of a NW-SE valley at the bottom of the S-facing slope of Rathcroghan ridge. Rectangular grass-covered pits (dims c. 5-10m x c. 2-3m; D c. 0.6m) survive amongst the field banks of field system (RO022-057044-) covering an area of c. 12 ha (c. 30 acres). They are generally aligned E-W and are frequently aligned on the field banks.
See the attached aerial images at the S looking SE (001), and from the NE (019) looking towards Relig na Rí (RO022-057035-).
Compiled by: Michael Moore
Date of upload: 24 August 2010
Nearby in the register
- Field systemunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Hut siteunder 1 mi
- Standing stoneunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.