Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - cashel
An Laigheachán, County Galway, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- An Laigheachán
- County
- Galway
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Coordinates
- 53.32560, -8.92541
- SMR number
- GA083-052----
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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 low-lying grassland. Poorly preserved circular cashel (diam. c. 54m) defined by a collapsed
drystone wall. Quarrying has encroached upon the monument at E and S and the enclosing element is obscured by overgrowth. Within E sector of the interior is a souterrain (GA083-052001-). (McCaffrey 1952, 116, no. 4)
Compiled by: Galway Archaeological Survey, UCG
Date of upload: 9 February 2018
References
McCaffrey, P. 1952 A contribution to the archaeology of the barony of Dunkellin, Co. Galway. Unpublished MA thesis, National University of Ireland, Galway.
Nearby in the register
- Souterrainunder 1 mi
- Field systemunder 1 mi
- Settlement deserted - medievalunder 1 mi
- Castle - unclassifiedunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.