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Inis Mhic An Trír, County Galway, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Building, Inis Mhic An Trír, 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
Inis Mhic An Trír
County
Galway
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
Tower (in ruins)
Latest-edition OS map
Tower (in Ruins)
Coordinates
53.49927, -9.25042
SMR number
GA041-037005-

Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.

David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

4 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1753 map "Mappa geographica Regni Hiberniae" (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).

Historical maps covering this location

  • 1753 · Mappa geographica Regni Hiberniae (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1790 · Composite: 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

In the NE quadrant of a possible ecclesiastical enclosure (GA041-037001-), c. 1m to the E of a possible church (GA041-037002-) and separated from the latter by a field wall that incorporates its E wall. Named ‘Tower (in Ruins)’ on the OS 6-inch maps. All that is visible is a collapsed mound of rubble (c. 7.5m N-S; 6m E-W; H at E 1m) which is densely overgrown with nettles and briars. It may be the remains of a building associated with an early monastic site. (Gwynn and Hadcock 1970, 387; Gosling 1993, 98)

Compiled by: Olive Alcock

Date of upload: 19 November 2014

The following image has been uploaded: GA041-037005-_02.jpg View of mound of rubble from W

References

Gwynn, A. and Hadcock, R.N. 1970 (Reprint 1988) Medieval religious houses of Ireland. Dublin. Irish Academic Press.

Gosling, P. (compiler) 1993 Archaeological inventory of County Galway, vol. 1: West Galway. Dublin. Stationery Office.

Nearby in the register

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

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