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House - prehistoric

Knock (Inishbofin Par.), County Galway, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of House - prehistoric, Knock (Inishbofin Par.), County Galway, with a pin at the register's coordinates
Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915), covering this location. Courtesy of the National Library of Scotland. The pin is ours, placed from the register's coordinates.

The record

Townland
Knock (Inishbofin Par.)
County
Galway
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
Not indicated
Latest-edition OS map
Not indicated
Coordinates
53.61084, -10.19161
SMR number
GA009D044----

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

4 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1790 map "Composite: Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).

Historical maps covering this location

  • 1790 · Composite: Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1841 · Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1869 · Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1891 · Ireland 16 (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)

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The National Monuments Service's description

At the SE end of Inishbofin, on a high level terrace on the S-facing slope of Knock Hill. Recorded by Mr. M. Gibbons, this circular house site (diam. 10m) is defined by a stone wall that is covered with a thin mantle of peat. A well-defined entrance gap is visible at E. The enclosing wall incorporates a number of large boulders in its make-up and possibly some underlying rock outcrop at S. A long N-S running field wall is visible to the W of the house and another similar wall runs downslope from it to the SE. The house is clearly visible on current aerial imagery - see OSi digitalglobe 2011-2013. Another similar house site (see GA009D045----) lies c. 300m to the SW.

The following image was provided by M. Gibbons - GA009D044----.docx.pdf

Compiled by: Olive Alcock with information supplied by M. Gibbons

Date of upload: 24 May 2023

Nearby in the register

Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.

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