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Structure

Lispheasty, County Galway, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Structure, Lispheasty, 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
Lispheasty
County
Galway
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
Not indicated
Latest-edition OS map
Not indicated
Coordinates
53.22780, -8.11787
SMR number
GA100-135001-

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

4 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1790 map "Composite: Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).

Historical maps covering this location

  • 1790 · Composite: Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1811 · 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 SW quadrant of the interior of a moated site (GA100-135----). Abutting the inner bank at SW and W are two adjoining walls which may enclose a rectangular structure (19.8m N-S; 13.5m E-W). The N wall (Wth 2.3m; int. H 0.25m; ext. H 0.55m) is best preserved. The E wall is barely discernible.

Compiled by: Olive Alcock

Date of upload: 4 December 2019

Nearby in the register

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

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