Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Souterrain
Furzypark (dunkellin By.), County Galway, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Furzypark (dunkellin By.)
- County
- Galway
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 53.16204, -8.76431
- SMR number
- GA114-073001-
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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
Within a rath (GA114-073----). During the course of land reclamation in 1976 a bulldozer removed a roof lintel from this souterrain; it was subsequently investigated by Prof. E. Rynne (pers. comm.). The two-chambered drystone-built souterrain (L c. 28.5m) was well preserved and roughly L-shaped in plan. The 1st chamber (L c. 19m; Wth 1.9m; H 1.5m) runs NW-SE. Access was gained to it near its NW end. The 2nd chamber (L 9.5m) extended from the N end of the E side-wall and ran ENE-WSW. Alcoves were evident at NW end of the 1st chamber at the NE end of the 2nd one. The souterrain has been filled in and a slight depression now marks its location.
Compiled by: Galway Archaeological Survey, UCG
Date of upload: 18 December 2017
Nearby in the register
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Barrow - ring-barrowunder 1 mi
- Barrow - ring-barrowunder 1 mi
- Barrow - ring-barrowunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.