Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
House - medieval
Inishcaltra Or Holy Island, County Clare, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Inishcaltra Or Holy Island
- County
- Clare
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 52.91524, -8.44885
- SMR number
- CL029-009138-
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4 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1790 map "Composite: Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
Historical maps covering this location
- 1790 · Composite: Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1811 · Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1869 · Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1891 · Ireland 16 (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
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The National Monuments Service's description
Situated c. 25m SW of the round tower (CL029-009014-) and c. 3m N of a fenced enclosure (CL029-009136-) on Inis Cealtra. Traces of an oval house (diam. c. 10m) were excavated in 1974 (de Paor 2013, 40, 58). A house of similar size (CL029-009137-) was excavated within the fenced enclosure.
Compiled by: Mary Tunney
Date of upload: 9 November 2015
References
de Paor †, L. 2013 Inis Cealtra: Archaeological investigations of the monuments on the island. North Munster Antiquarian Journal 53, 27-78.
Nearby in the register
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- House - medievalunder 1 mi
- Churchunder 1 mi
- Metalworking siteunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.