Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Souterrain
Dromorehill, County Galway, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Dromorehill
- County
- Galway
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Cave
- Latest-edition OS map
- Cave
- Coordinates
- 53.11497, -8.76796
- SMR number
- GA114-070001-
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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 NW quadrant of a rath (GA114-070----). This complex well-preserved drystone-built souterrain (L >17.4m) consists of three/four passages connected by two creeps. The 1st passage (L 3m; Wth 1.4m) runs SSE-NNW; access to it is gained via a modern breach at the SSE end. A creep (L 0.7m; Wth 0.6m), now blocked, at the N end of the W side-wall leads to the 2nd passage (L 4.5m; Wth 1.15m; H 1.8m), which also runs SSE-NNW. Access to it is now gained through a breach at the N end of the creep. A slightly dog-legged creep (L 1m; Wth 0.6m) at the N end of the E side-wall of this passage leads to the 3rd passage (L 5.2m; Wth 1.35m), which runs ENE-WSW. A large natural boulder is incorporated into the NE end of the N side-wall of this passage. Beyond the boulder another possible passage (L 3m; Wth 0.8m) runs northwards into/under the bank of the rath.
Compiled by: Galway Archaeological Survey, UCG
Date of upload: 11 December 2017
Nearby in the register
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Children's burial groundunder 1 mi
- Churchunder 1 mi
- Wellunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.