Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Field system
Inishshark, County Galway, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Inishshark
- County
- Galway
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 53.60556, -10.29371
- SMR number
- GA009C002----
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Shown on 4 historical map sheets, the earliest the 1753 "Mappa geographica Regni Hiberniae" (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
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The National Monuments Service's description
On marginal land at SW end of Inishshark within the area cut off by GA009C001----. The fields are concentrated in the area between the deep sea coves of Fó Duilisc and Fó Tairbh. Large multi-period stone-walled field system covering an area 1.2km by 350m. Comprises a large regular pattern of fields extending NW from the coast (average field size 160m by 65m). One circular field (D 50m) noted with centrally placed hut (D 4m). A second hut (L 5m, Wth 4m) site lies close to cliff edge.
The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Galway Vol. I - West Galway'. Compiled by Paul Gosling (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1993).
Date of upload: 05 August 2010
Nearby in the register
- House - indeterminate dateunder 1 mi
- Promontory fort - coastalunder 1 mi
- Poundunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.