Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Souterrain
Roo (dunkellin By.), County Galway, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Roo (dunkellin By.)
- County
- Galway
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Cave
- Latest-edition OS map
- Cave
- Coordinates
- 53.21444, -8.74096
- SMR number
- GA104-256----
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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
In pastureland. On the 1933 edition of the OS 6-inch map the terms ‘Souterrain’ (GA104-256001-)and ‘Cave’ (GA104-256001-) are written beside two small circles, c. 15m apart. A protruding roof lintel is all that is evident at the point marked ‘Souterrain’. Of the ‘Cave’ to the N, another protruding roof lintel is evident, c. 8.4m to the W of which is a pile of collapsed stones. Possibly one souterrain but it was not possible to determine if both elements are interconnected. (McCaffrey 1952, 248, no. 9)
Compiled by: Galway Archaeological Survey, UCG
Date of upload: 15 October 2019
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 Unpublished MA thesis, National University of Ireland, Galway.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
- Souterrainunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - cashelunder 1 mi
- Souterrainunder 1 mi
- Country houseunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.