Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Souterrain
Moanmore East, County Galway, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Moanmore East
- County
- Galway
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 53.17700, -8.51427
- SMR number
- GA106-123001-
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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 the SW quadrant of the interior of a rath (GA106-123----) that is a National Monument. This souterrain is defined by a large pit (L 19.1m; base Wth 1.1m; max. Wth 4.3m; D 0.8m) aligned roughly N-S. Some boulders are visible in its sides and three capstones (traceable L 1.4m), placed transversely across the hollow, survive towards its S end. Two of the capstones (Wth 0.55m; T 0.23m) are in situ and the most southerly one at the S end is displaced.
The following images have been uploaded:
GA106-123001-_01 View from N - overall view of line of souterrain
GA106-123001-_03 View from N - surviving capstones
GA106-123001-_04 View from E - surviving capstones
GA106-123001-_05 View from W - surviving capstones
Compiled by: Olive Alcock
Date of upload: 8 October 2018
Nearby in the register
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Country houseunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Souterrainunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.