Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Enclosure
Caherakeeny, County Galway, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Caherakeeny
- County
- Galway
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 53.50616, -8.99289
- SMR number
- GA042-052----
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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
Some 120m NW of an enclosure (GA042-050----). Poorly preserved oval enclosure (E-W 35m) defined by a low bank of earth and stone. Within the interior are remains of at least two houses. A series of grassed-over stony banks radiate from the monument.
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
- House - indeterminate dateunder 1 mi
- House - indeterminate dateunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.