Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Megalithic tomb - portal tomb
Knockavally, County Galway, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Knockavally
- County
- Galway
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 53.50800, -10.10581
- SMR number
- GA022-047----
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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 crown of a low ridge near W end of the peninsula forming N side of Clifden Bay. The remains of this ruined portal-tomb, which opens to SE, comprise three stones: N portal and adjoining sidestone and, to W, the backstone which leans inwards and rests on the sidestone. Traces of a low mound survive to N and W. (de Valera and Ó Nualláin 1972, 9)
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
See linked document with details from Ruaidhrí de Valera and Seán Ó Nualláin, Survey of the Megalithic Tombs of Ireland. Volume III. Counties Galway, Roscommon, Leitrim, Longford, Westmeath, Laoighis, Offaly, Kildare, Cavan. (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1972).
Nearby in the register
- Megalithic tomb - wedge tombunder 1 mi
- Megalithic tomb - court tombunder 1 mi
- Ritual site - holy wellunder 1 mi
- House - indeterminate dateunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.