Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Building
Mountsilk, County Galway, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Mountsilk
- County
- Galway
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 53.49652, -8.60655
- SMR number
- GA045-056----
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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 a sheltered low-lying area of grassland on the E side of a N-S running esker; a seasonal pond lies to the S. This rectangular building (10m NE-SW; 5m NW-SE; H 0.2m) is defined by grassed-over foundation lines. An entrance gap (Wth c. 1.2m) is evident on the S side. It appears to lie in a low-banked field or enclosure. The field was known locally as Laught Sportsfield (1902-1962) (information from T. Miller). The building is visible on the current OSi digitalglobe aerial photography.
Compiled by: Olive Alcock with information supplied by T. Miller
Date of upload: 15 March 2021
Nearby in the register
- Leacht cuimhneunder 1 mi
- Bullaun stoneunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Wellunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.