Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Clochan
Eoghanacht, County Galway, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Eoghanacht
- County
- Galway
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- NULL
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 53.14114, -9.79620
- SMR number
- GA110-005----
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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 flat elevated ground c. 1.3km SW of the village of Eoghanacht, Inis Mór. A low irregularly shaped cairn of partly grassed-over loose stone (NNW-SSE c. 18.7m, ENE-WSW c. 19m, H 0.5m). Evidence of robbing is discernible and the surface of cairn is pitted with hollows. A later rectangular structure (4m by 3m) is visible on NNW side, defined by loose limestone blocks.
The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Galway Vol. I - West Galway'. Compiled by Paul Gosling (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1993).
Date of upload: 05 August 2010
Nearby in the register
- Moundunder 1 mi
- Distilleryunder 1 mi
- Clochanunder 1 mi
- Cairn - unclassifiedunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.