Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Promontory fort - coastal
Westquarter, County Galway, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Westquarter
- County
- Galway
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Doongrania
- Latest-edition OS map
- Doongrania
- Coordinates
- 53.61134, -10.23211
- SMR number
- GA009D027----
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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 the S side of Inishbofin, close to the harbour. This small much-eroded island (46m by 18m) is accessible only at low tide. Westropp (1911, 63) noted the 'slight remains of a stone revetment' with 'little more than the lower five or six courses remaining anywhere', this was possibly along the NW side of the island. Only faint traces now survive. There are also three groups of house sites (see GA009D027001- to GA009D027006-). Both Westropp (ibid.) and Hardiman (1846, 116) note that 'Grania Uaile' reputedly built a castle on the island. (Westropp 1914, 332)
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).
Updated by: Olive Alcock
Date of revised upload: 28 October 2022
Nearby in the register
- House - indeterminate dateunder 1 mi
- House - indeterminate dateunder 1 mi
- House - indeterminate dateunder 1 mi
- House - indeterminate dateunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.