Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Souterrain
Corbally South, County Galway, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Corbally South
- County
- Galway
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- NULL
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 53.40219, -8.89138
- SMR number
- GA057-083----
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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
On a gentle S-facing slope. This souterrain was discovered in 1968 as a result of harrowing operations (Topgr. Files, NMI). It consisted of a drystone-built passage (L c. 6.5m) running N-S. Access was gained through a modern breach at S end, from which point the passage widened towards its rounded N end. A small recess was noted at N end of E side-wall. The souterrain was subsequently sealed and is now inaccessible.
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 - unclassifiedunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Barrow - ring-barrowunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.