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House - indeterminate date

Kiltiernan East, County Galway, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of House - indeterminate date, Kiltiernan East, 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
Kiltiernan East
County
Galway
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
Not indicated
Latest-edition OS map
Not indicated
Coordinates
53.18803, -8.84203
SMR number
GA103-139005-

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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

Located within the ecclesiastical enclosure (GA103-139001-) at Kiltiernan, and abutting the enclosure wall at E. This rectangular house site (int. dims. c. 7m E-W; 3.96m N-S) was one of three (see also GA103-139006- and GA103-139007-) excavated by Duignan in 1950 and 1953 (Waddell and Clyne 1995, 162- 8). The walls which survived to one or two courses were constructed of double-faced rubble masonry. The SW and NW corners were rounded externally but angled internally. The entrance gap was located in the middle of the S wall. Animal bone fragments and oyster shells were recovered from the interior. Finds included a fragment of a quernstone, an iron knife of 10th-14th century date as well as modern earthenware and clay pipes.

Compiled by: Olive Alcock

Date of upload: 8 February 2018

References

Waddell, J. and Clyne, M. 1995 M.V. Duignan's excavations at Kilternan, Co. Galway, 1950-1953. Journal of the Galway Archaeological and Historical Society 47, 149-203.

Nearby in the register

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

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