Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
House - indeterminate date
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
- 53.61986, -10.24981
- SMR number
- GA009D026002-
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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
In rough pasture on the N slopes of Crocmore hill, to the SW of a field system (GA009D026----). Only the N half of this circular house site (int. diam. 4.3m) survives. It is defined by a double-faced stone wall that is covered with a mound of earth and stone (Wth 2.5m; int. H 0.4m). A stone-lined gap (Wth 0.86m) at E marks the entrance. This house site appears to be one of five (see also GA009D026001-, GA009D026003-, GA009D026004- and GA009D026005-) recorded by Westropp (1911, Part 2, 62-3 (e)) in this area. One of those houses (GA009D026001-) lies 50m to the NW. (Gosling 1993, 65)
Compiled by: Olive Alcock
Date of upload: 14 November 2022
References
Westropp, T.J. 1911 Clare Island survey: history and archaeology. Proceedings of the Royal Irish Academy 31, Section 1, Part 2, 1-78.
Gosling, P. (compiler) 1993 Archaeological inventory of County Galway, vol. 1: West Galway. Dublin. Stationery Office.
Nearby in the register
- House - indeterminate dateunder 1 mi
- House - indeterminate dateunder 1 mi
- Field systemunder 1 mi
- Earthworkunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.