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Moated site

Raruddy West, County Galway, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Moated site, Raruddy West, 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
Raruddy West
County
Galway
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
Not indicated
Latest-edition OS map
Not indicated
Coordinates
53.21785, -8.58880
SMR number
GA105-239----

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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

In pastureland. This rectangular enclosure (c. 57m NNE-SSW; c. 47m ENE-WSW) was brought to the attention of the Survey by Jean-Charles Caillère who identified it on Google Earth satellite imagery dated March 2011. Possibly a moated site. Another moated site (GA105-182----) lies in the same field, c. 25m to the W and a tower house (GA105-178----) lies c. 170m to the ENE. There is also a cashel (GA105-180----) c. 128m to the NNW.

The following image has been uploaded: GA105-239----_01.jpg (highlighted on the right; GA105-182---- is on the left) Google Earth, imagery dated 16 March 2011.

Compiled by: Olive Alcock

Date of upload: 12 May 2021

Nearby in the register

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

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