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Souterrain

Moanmore East, County Galway, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Souterrain, Moanmore East, 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
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-

Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.

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

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

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

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