Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ecclesiastical enclosure
Westquarter, County Galway, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Westquarter
- County
- Galway
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 53.61544, -10.23254
- SMR number
- GA009D025002-
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Shown on 4 historical map sheets, the earliest the 1790 "Composite: Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
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The National Monuments Service's description
On a natural rise overlooking Loch Bó Finne to NE and sea to N. Poorly preserved subrectangular enclosure (L 20m, Wth 18m) defined by a bank of earth and stone. A field wall cuts across S part of the enclosure. At E end of the interior is a roughly square raised area (L/Wth 5m, H 1m) held by local tradition to be the site of St Scáithin's oratory (GA009D025003-). A CBG (GA009D025001-) also occupies the interior and there is a holy well (GA009D034----) c. 150m to SW.
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
- Children's burial groundunder 1 mi
- Leachtunder 1 mi
- Ritual site - holy wellunder 1 mi
- Promontory fort - coastalunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.