Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Enclosure
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
- 53.61386, -10.28100
- SMR number
- GA009D033----
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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
Located on N side of Inishshark in a sheltered position overlooking the Sound. This is a subrectangular enclosure (L 38m, Wth 22m), in fair condition, defined by a drystone wall. A small annexe (possibly a hut) adjoins it on W. Short stretches of field walls run off from it to NW for 35m, and to E for 10m (info. M. Gibbons). Not visited.
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
- Promontory fort - coastalunder 1 mi
- Poundunder 1 mi
- House - indeterminate dateunder 1 mi
- Leachtunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.