Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Souterrain
Cahercon, County Galway, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Cahercon
- County
- Galway
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Cave
- Latest-edition OS map
- Cave
- Coordinates
- 53.11092, -8.91171
- SMR number
- GA113-055001-
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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
In the N half of a cashel (GA113-055001-). A well-preserved drystone-built souterrain (L >7.9m) consisting of a creep and chamber. Access is gained through the SW end of the creep (L 2m; Wth 0.9m; H 0.4m), which leads to the rectangular chamber (L 5.9m; max. Wth 1.8m; max. H 1.36m) running NNE-SSW. The floor of the chamber is a mixture of clay and small stones but half way along its length, towards SSW end, a natural rock ledge raises the floor level c. 0.4m. This rise is accommodated by a rise in the roof level at this point. To the NNW of the creep a possible side stone, aligned to SSW, may indicate the presence of a 2nd chamber.
Compiled by: Galway Archaeological Survey, UCG
Date of upload: 11 January 2017
Nearby in the register
- Ringfort - cashelunder 1 mi
- House - indeterminate dateunder 1 mi
- House - indeterminate dateunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - cashelunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.