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Burial mound

Palmerstown, County Galway, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Burial mound, Palmerstown, 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
Palmerstown
County
Galway
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
Cave
Latest-edition OS map
Cave
Coordinates
53.28268, -8.83828
SMR number
GA083-063----

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

4 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1753 map "Mappa geographica Regni Hiberniae" (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).

Historical maps covering this location

  • 1753 · Mappa geographica Regni Hiberniae (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1790 · Composite: 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

In low-lying marginal land subject to flooding. This poorly preserved grassed-over circular mound (diam. 7.5m; H 1m) of earth and stone is revetted along the NE sector by six kerbstones and at W by a single kerbstone. It is overgrown with briars and thorn bushes at E. The mound contains a centrally placed drystone chamber (E-W; L 1.7m; Wth 0.8m), which is disturbed at W where a narrow opening under a roof lintel affords a partial view of the chamber. This roof lintel may have suggested that there was a souterrain here, which would explain why this was named 'Cave' on the OS 6-inch maps. The chamber is filled with clay almost to roof level. A displaced roof stone lies close by to the W. (McCaffrey 1952, 117, no. 26)

Compiled by: Galway Archaeological Survey, UCG

Date of upload: 14 November 2019

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 Unpublished MA thesis, National University of Ireland, Galway.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

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

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