Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - cashel
Streamstown Or Barratrough, County Galway, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Streamstown Or Barratrough
- County
- Galway
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 53.51241, -10.05150
- SMR number
- GA022-070----
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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
On a high rocky knoll overlooking Streamstown Bay. Known locally as Dún Dearg, this is a poorly preserved D-shaped cashel (N-S 11m, E-W 10m) defined by a grass-covered drystone wall from W through N to E. A natural ridge of rock outcrop forms the enclosing element at S. To N of centre is a small circular stone-lined depression (D 1.2m). Two similar 'cahers' once lay to N (GA022-071----, GA022-071001-). (Petrie 1972, 253)
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
- Graveyardunder 1 mi
- Churchunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - cashelunder 1 mi
- Megalithic tomb - unclassifiedunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.