Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Field system
Carnaun (athenry By.), County Galway, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Carnaun (athenry By.)
- County
- Galway
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 53.32859, -8.78865
- SMR number
- GA084-043002-
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 level pastureland and rock outcrop. A series of low stony banks cover an area of c. 400m
by c. 350m. Two possible rectangular houses (avg. L 11.4m; Wth 4.5m; GA084-043004- and GA084-043005-) and a small square enclosure (L/Wth 10m; GA084-043006-) lie within NE quadrant. In NW quadrant is an irregular enclosure (L 30m; Wth 20m; GA084-043007-). Two enclosures (GA084-043001- and GA084-043003-) lie within S half and another field system (GA084-040002-) lies immediately to E.
Compiled by: Galway Archaeological Survey, UCG
Date of upload: 21 November 2016
Nearby in the register
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Wellunder 1 mi
- House - indeterminate dateunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.