Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Enclosure
Tawin West, County Galway, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Tawin West
- County
- Galway
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 53.21907, -9.04623
- SMR number
- GA102-040----
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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
On Tawin Island, in low-lying commonage close to the foreshore and c. 235m to the SE of Kilcolgan Point. This poorly preserved subrectangular enclosure (19.5m E-W; 13m N-S) came to light following aerial reconnaissance by Markus Casey in August 1999 (SMR file). It is defined by a bank of earth and stone. A small gap (Wth 1m) is evident at NE. Low banks of earth and stone extending outwards from each corner are part of an associated field system (GA102-040003-). (Holt 1912, 227)
Compiled by: Olive Alcock
Date of upload: 10 July 2019
References
Holt, E.W.L. 1911-12 Notes on the Ordnance Survey Letters relating to the barony of Dunkellin: iii - Ballynacourty parish. Journal of the Galway Archaeological and Historical Society 7, 205-51.
SMR file - Sites and monuments record files in the National Monuments Service, Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage.
Nearby in the register
- Field systemunder 1 mi
- House - indeterminate dateunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.