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Souterrain

Lecarrownagappoge, County Galway, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Souterrain, Lecarrownagappoge, 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
Lecarrownagappoge
County
Galway
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
Not indicated
Latest-edition OS map
Cave
Coordinates
53.23236, -8.44888
SMR number
GA098-115001-

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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

Within the W sector of a multivallate rath (GA098-115----). This very well-preserved drystone-built souterrain (L 26.9m) consists of three chambers connected by two drop-hole creeps. Present access is at the ENE end of the 1st chamber (L 9m; Wth 1.9m; H 1.55m) which runs ENE-WSW. A drop-hole creep (L 1.9m; Wth 0.7m; H 0.5m) at the W end of the N side-wall leads into the 2nd chamber (L 7.3m; Wth 1.7m; H 1.7m) which runs NW-SE. At the N end of the W side-wall another drop-hole creep (L 2m; Wth 0.8m; H 0.7m) leads into the 3rd chamber (L 6.7m; Wth 1.6m; H 1.65m) running E-W. There is evidence of digging at the W end of this chamber and the S wall shows signs of interference. Each chamber widens towards the centre and has a curved end-wall; both creeps are partially blocked. (Knox and Redington 1916, 187-9; Knox 1918b, 76; Westropp 1919, 183; Ní Chinnéide 1978, 22)

Compiled by: Galway Archaeological Survey, UCG

Date of upload: 12 January 2018

References

Knox, H.T. 1918b The Masonbrook rings and mound and their relation to other similar works. Journal of the Galway Archaeological and Historical Society 10, 71-96.

Knox, H.T. and Redington, M. 1915-16 Some rath-caves in and near the barony of Dunkellin. Journal of the Galway Archaeological and Historical Society 9, 178-90.

Westropp, T.J. 1919a Notes on several forts in Dunkellin and other parts of southern Co. Galway. Journal of the Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland 49, 167-86.

Nearby in the register

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

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