Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Souterrain
Caherlissakill, County Galway, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Caherlissakill
- County
- Galway
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- NULL
- Latest-edition OS map
- Souterrain
- Coordinates
- 53.37925, -8.73892
- SMR number
- GA071-014001-
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
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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 SW quadrant of a ringfort (GA071-014----). All that is visible is an overgrown curving depression (L c. 13m, Wth 2m), up to 1m in depth. It runs NW-SE (L c. 7m) before curving to E (L 6m). Three large stones, possible roof lintels, are visible within the depression. The landowner stated that the souterrain was accessible c. 30 years ago and that the interior was constructed of drystone-walling.
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
- Ringfort - unclassifiedunder 1 mi
- Earthworkunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.