Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Building
High Island, County Galway, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- High Island
- County
- Galway
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 53.54484, -10.26118
- SMR number
- GA021-026090-
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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
This subrectangular building was uncovered during the course of excavations and conservation works on the monastic site on High Island from the mid-1990s to 2002 (Scally 2014, 136-8). It was built against the annulus surrounding ‘Cell A’ (GA021-026012-) and the W end of N wall of the monastic enclosure (GA021-026022-). Its W, N and E walls (Wth c. 1m; max. H 0.4m) were stone-faced with a rubble of core of clay/and or stone. The W and E walls were splayed. The monastic enclosure formed the S wall. Access was gained via a passage broken through the latter wall. The only features exposed within the interior were two post-holes in the NW area. Their small size indicated that they would not have been suitable to hold posts that would have been strong enough to support the superstructure for the building (Scally 2014, 136-8).
Compiled by: Olive Alcock
Date of upload: 10 December 2015
References
Scally, G. 2014 High Island (Ardoileán), Co. Galway: excavation of an early medieval monastery. Archaeological Monograph Series 10. Dublin. The Stationery Office.
Nearby in the register
- Clochanunder 1 mi
- Cross-slabunder 1 mi
- Cross-slabunder 1 mi
- Crossunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.