Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Souterrain
Kilcarrooraun, County Galway, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Kilcarrooraun
- County
- Galway
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Cave
- Latest-edition OS map
- Cave
- Coordinates
- 53.11992, -8.71941
- SMR number
- GA114-100002-
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
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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
Within the W sector of the interior of a rath (GA114-100001-). This inaccessible souterrain appears to be L-shaped (L >11.6m) in plan from the visible evidence. The long axis (L 6.4m) runs NNW-SSE and is almost completely collapsed. On roof lintel is visible at its N end. The short axis (L 5.2m; Wth 0.9m) extends from S end of W side-wall and runs ENE-WSW. Three roof lintels protrude from the sod along this section. A standing stone (GA114-100003-) is visible in the E sector.
Compiled by: Galway Archaeological Survey, UCG
Date of upload: 5 January 2018
Nearby in the register
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Standing stoneunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Souterrainunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.