What is recorded here

Pitfield in Toberrory is a pitfield in Toberrory, County Roscommon, Ireland. It occupied a three-hectare rise on the Rathcroghan ridge between Courtmoyle and Carran fort, containing two lines of north-south pits set ten metres apart. Further pit lines extended through the wider field system, though aerial photographs from the 1970s show few remain visible today. Archaeological testing within the area produced no related material.

On a slight N-S rise on the N-facing slope of Rathcroghan ridge. An area of c. 3 ha between Courtmoyle (RO022-056028-) and Carran fort (RO022-056023-) had N-S pits (dims c. 10m x. c. 2m; D c. 0.5m) placed c. 10 apart and in two lines placed c. 20m apart. There were furter lines of pits in the wider area within field system (RO022-056032), and are visible on aerial photograph (CUCAP: AVI 19) from the 1970s but few of them survive. A small area of c. 0.5 ha (c. 1.5 acres) N of the road and c. 100m E of Carran Fort (RO022-056023-) has some surviving pits. Archaeological testing (06E0622) within the area of the pitfield produced no related material (Timoney 2009). Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of revised upload: 13 July 2015

The monument record does not grant public access. Check the route and ask the landowner before entering private land.