Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
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Abbeyland Great, County Galway, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Abbeyland Great
- County
- Galway
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 53.20902, -8.10178
- SMR number
- GA108-239----
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4 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1790 map "Composite: Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
Historical maps covering this location
- 1790 · Composite: Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1811 · Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1869 · Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1891 · Ireland 16 (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
This record in the National Monuments Service's Historic Environment Viewer ↗
The National Monuments Service's description
On a slight rise overlooking wet ground to the E and S. A roughly C-shaped mound (11m N-S; 9.5m E-W; H at N 0.7m) opening to the E. The mound is grass covered and overgrown with nettles. Poaching indicates it is of a stony composition. This monument was brought to our attention by Dr C. Cunniffe.
The following image has been uploaded: GA108-239-----01.jpg View from N
Compiled by: Olive Alcock
Date of upload: 19 July 2023
Nearby in the register
- Quarryunder 1 mi
- Barrow - ring-barrowunder 1 mi
- Quarryunder 1 mi
- Churchunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.