What is recorded here

Barrow is a barrow, ditch barrow in Toberrory, County Roscommon, Ireland. The oval grass-covered mound sits at the highest point of the Rathcroghan plateau and measures 9 metres north-south, 6 metres east-west, and 0.2 to 0.3 metres high. It may have had a fosse and remains subject to a preservation order under the National Monuments Acts.

On top of Rathcroghan mound (RO022-057010-) at the highest point of the Rathcroghan plateau. Oval grass-covered mound (dims. 9m N-S; 6m E-W; H 0.2 -0.3m), which may have had a fosse (Knox 1911, 99). (Herity 1983, 130; Waddell, 1983, 27, Pl. 1) Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 24 August 2010 This monument is subject to a preservation order made under the National Monuments Acts 1930 to 2014 (PO no. 19/1934) and is now a National Monument in state ownership: No. 294.

Ditch barrow, likely dating to the Early Bronze Age. Its location on the prominent Rathcroghan mound suggests ritual or ceremonial significance within a broader prehistoric landscape.

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