Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Souterrain
Toberroe (dunmore By.), County Galway, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Toberroe (dunmore By.)
- County
- Galway
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- NULL
- Latest-edition OS map
- Cave
- Coordinates
- 53.56349, -8.99938
- SMR number
- GA028-042001-
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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
Within W half of a ringfort (GA028-042----). A well-preserved drystone-built souterrain, L-shaped in plan, consisting of two chambers connected by a creep. Access via modern opening at S end of 1st chamber (L c. 4.5m, Wth 1.28m) which runs N-S. The N end has partially collapsed. A drop-hole creep (L 2.35m, Wth 0.59m) extends off SE end and leads down to a tunnel (L 1.2m, Wth 0.48m) which accesses 2nd chamber (L 5m, Wth 1.36m) running E-W. Its E end has also collapsed.
The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Galway Vol. II - North Galway'. Compiled by Olive Alcock, Kathy de hÓra and Paul Gosling (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1999).
Date of upload: 05 August 2010
Nearby in the register
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - cashelunder 1 mi
- House - indeterminate dateunder 1 mi
- House - indeterminate dateunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.