What is recorded here

Barrow is a barrow, ditch barrow in Toberrory, County Roscommon, Ireland. It occupies a fold on the north-facing slope of Rathcroghan ridge, fifty metres east of Rathscreg barrow. A circular grass-covered area seven point three metres across rises thirty centimetres above the ground, marked by faint traces of a one point six metre wide fosse. Another ditch barrow stands twenty metres to the east, while Flanagan's Fort barrow appears one hundred and thirty metres to the east-south-east.

In a fold on the N-facing slope of Rathcroghan ridge, c. 50m E of Rathscreg barrow (RO022-056035-). Circular grass-covered area (diam. 7.3m; H c. 0.3m) defined by slight traces of a fosse (Wth 1.6m; D 0.05m). Ditch-barrow (RO022-056037-) is c. 20m to the E, and the Flanagan's Fort barrow (RO022-056038-) is c. 130m to the ESE. (Herity 1983, 131; 1984, 129, Toberrory 8; Waddell 1983, 39. No. 40; 1988, 10) Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 24 August 2010

Ditch barrow, likely dating to the Early Bronze Age. It is part of a broader funerary and ritual landscape associated with the Rathcroghan complex, an important archaeological site linked to the legendary queenship of Medb in Irish mythology.

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