Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Linear earthwork
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
- 53.80265, -8.30278
- SMR number
- RO022-057094-
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 the Rathcroghan plateau and NE of Rathcroghan mound. Geophysical survey has recorded a double linear feature extending E from enclosure (RO022-057085-), mirroring the linear feature (RO022-057093-) associated with Rathcroghan mound itself, just to the S. The arms are 30m apart where they attach to the enclosure and 50m apart further E. They are at least 100m long, but it is not known if they extend as far as or beyond the perimeter of ceremonial enclosure (RO022-057012-). Each arm is represented by what appears to be parallel ditches placed c. 2m apart. The S arm is interrupted by an unambiguous opening c. 10m E of where it attaches to the enclosure (RO022-057085-). (Waddell et al. 2009, 154-6, 193)
This is a National Monument in state ownership: No. 294.
Compiled by: Michael Moore
Date of upload: 24 August 2010
References
Waddell, J., Fenwick, J. and Barton, K. 2009 Rathcroghan: archaeological and geophysical survey in a ritual landscape. Dublin. Wordwell.
Nearby in the register
- Linear earthworkunder 1 mi
- Barrow - ring-barrowunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Barrow - ring-barrowunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.