Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Souterrain
Moneen (tiaquin By.), County Galway, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Moneen (tiaquin By.)
- County
- Galway
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- NULL
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 53.41038, -8.54554
- SMR number
- GA059-008001-
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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 N half of a ringfort (GA059-008----). What is visible is a rectangular hollow (L 16.2m, Wth 4.5m) running N-S and up to 1.4m in depth. This is flanked to E and W by two parallel earthen banks, thrown up during 'excavation' by local people some time ago. It is regarded as the site of a 'cave' which is reputed to run to another 'fort' (GA059-056001-), 1.25m to NNW. Some large stones and 'bones' were uncovered during the 'excavations' but no information was gleaned about the actual character of the 'cave'.
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
- Children's burial groundunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - unclassifiedunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.