Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Enclosure
Kilcornan (dunkellin By.), County Galway, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Kilcornan (dunkellin By.)
- County
- Galway
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- SMR number
- GA095-067----
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The National Monuments Service's description
In woodland within Kilcornan Demesne. Described by Redington (1912, 174) as 'the remains of what must have been a strong stone caher’. It was difficult to trace as the land around had been planted. Its walls 'were 6ft. [1.8m] thick, built of medium sized stones, not packed with rubble, and are still in one place 4ft. [1.2m] high. The 'garth' measured 'roughly 20 yards [c. 6m] by 18 [5.4m].' Not located. (McCaffrey 1952, 134)
Compiled by: Galway Archaeological Survey, UCG
Date of upload: 2 April 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 Unpublished MA thesis, National University of Ireland, Galway.
Redington, M. 1911-12 Notes on the Ordnance Survey Letters relating to the barony of Dunkellin; ii Stradbally parish. Journal of the Galway Archaeological and Historical Society 7, 171-183.