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Souterrain

Kilcooly, County Galway, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Souterrain, Kilcooly, 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
Kilcooly
County
Galway
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
Not indicated
Latest-edition OS map
Not indicated
Coordinates
53.19727, -8.45305
SMR number
GA106-095006-

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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

On a prominent rise in undulating pastureland, c. 100m to the S of a church (GA106-095001-). This souterrain was uncovered in 1992 as a result of the bulldozing of a ‘mound’. When inspected most of the roof lintels had been removed revealing a drystone-built souterrain (L >21.3m) consisting of two chambers connected by a creep running E-W. The 1st chamber (L 3.9m; Wth 2.1m; H 2m) lay at the W end. A linear rubble-filled hollow (L 5.3m) indicated that it extended further to the W. A creep (L 1.7m; Wth 0.7m; H 0.6m) at its E end lead to the 2nd chamber (L 3.8m; Wth 1.3-2m; H 2m). Another linear rubble-filled hollow (L 6.6m) indicated that it too extended further to the E. Shortly after the site visit the souterrain was filled in as it posed a danger to livestock.

Compiled by: Galway Archaeological Survey, UCG

Date of upload: 10 September 2019

Nearby in the register

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

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