Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Moated site
Lisdonagh, County Galway, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Lisdonagh
- County
- Galway
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Lisdonagh
- Coordinates
- 53.48975, -9.05157
- SMR number
- GA042-174----
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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
In low-lying grassland, c. 100m W of Lough Hacket. Rectangular moated site (E-W 41m, N-S 27m), in fair condition, defined by two banks of earth and stone and an intervening fosse. The outer bank is present only intermittently. In NW corner of the interior is a square platform (L/Wth 8m), probably the remains of an associated building. Possible leat at NE. A similar moated site (GA042-227----) lies c. 100m to NW.
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
- Buildingunder 1 mi
- Moated siteunder 1 mi
- Country houseunder 1 mi
- Designed landscape - follyunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.