Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Clochan
Eochaill (bar. árainn), County Galway, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Eochaill (bar. árainn)
- County
- Galway
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- NULL
- Latest-edition OS map
- Cregablughaiun
- Coordinates
- 53.12176, -9.70827
- SMR number
- GA110-123----
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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
Part of Baile na mBocht (GA110-162----), in a cleared level pasture field at S end of this complex of monuments. It consists of two conjoined chambers; that at E is rectangular (L 4.7m, Wth 2.3m) with opposing doorways in N and S walls. Some roof corbels remain at NE. A window ope in W wall looks into a second chamber, almost square in plan (L 2.8m, Wth 2.7m) but not as well preserved. There are traces of opposing doorways in N and S walls. (Kinahan 1869d, 27, no. 20; Robinson 1980)
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
- Moundunder 1 mi
- Anomalous stone groupunder 1 mi
- Clochanunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.