Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Souterrain
Ballymanagh (dunkellin By.), County Galway, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Ballymanagh (dunkellin By.)
- County
- Galway
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Cave
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 53.20154, -8.71308
- SMR number
- GA104-046----
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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
This souterrain was discovered in 1978 when the landowner removed a large stone flag, which had been protruding just above the ground surface. Through this breach access was gained to a drystone-built passage (L 13.5m; Wth 2.2m max.; H 1.75m) running E-W. An air vent was evident in the end wall at W
(information from E. Rynne). The souterrain was subsequently sealed up.
Compiled by: Galway Archaeological Survey, UCG
Date of upload: 6 September 2019
Nearby in the register
- House - 18th/19th centuryunder 1 mi
- Architectural fragmentunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - cashelunder 1 mi
- Churchunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.