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Moated site

Cloonigny, County Galway, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Moated site, Cloonigny, County Galway, with a pin at the register's coordinates
Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915), covering this location. Courtesy of the National Library of Scotland. The pin is ours, placed from the register's coordinates.

The record

Townland
Cloonigny
County
Galway
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
Hachured
Latest-edition OS map
Hachured
Coordinates
53.35514, -8.35463
SMR number
GA074-027001-

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

4 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1790 map "Composite: Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).

Historical maps covering this location

  • 1790 · Composite: Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1811 · 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

Surrounding the remains of Cloonigny Castle (GA074-027002-). A Nat. Mon., this well-preserved moated site (N-S 65m, E-W 63m) is defined by two banks and an intervening fosse. The inner bank is best preserved from W to N. Quarrying has disturbed the enclosing elements from S to W and from N to NNE. Abutting the monument at SW is a mound defined by a scarp and external fosse, and a ditch runs NNE-SSW immediately outside W side. A modern drain encircles the monument from W through N to E. (O'Flanagan 1927, Vol. 1, 533-4)

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

The monument was taken into Ownership under the National Monuments Acts 1930 to 2014 - National Monument 563.

Nearby in the register

Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.

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