Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Souterrain
Cartron (loughrea By.), County Galway, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Cartron (loughrea By.)
- County
- Galway
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Cave
- Coordinates
- 53.19847, -8.67958
- SMR number
- GA104-100003-
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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
Within a cashel (GA104-100002-). When inspected in March 1983 this drystone-built L-shaped souterrain (L >18m) consisted of two chambers and a blocked-up creep. The 1st chamber (L 7.8m; Wth 2m) was aligned E-W; access to it was gained at its E end. A blocked-up creep was visible in its W wall. The 2nd chamber (L 4.4m; Wth 1.4m) was visible 2m further to the W. It ran NNE-SSW and access to it was gained at its SSW end. On a revisit in October 2001 no visible surface trace of the souterrain was evident. (McCaffrey 1952, 224, no. 55a)
Compiled by: Galway Archaeological Survey, UCG
Date of upload: 24 April 2018
References
McCaffrey, P. 1952 A contribution to the archaeology of the barony of Dunkellin, Co. Galway. Unpublished MA thesis, National University of Ireland, Galway.
Nearby in the register
- Ringfort - cashelunder 1 mi
- House - indeterminate dateunder 1 mi
- House - indeterminate dateunder 1 mi
- House - medievalunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.