Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Souterrain
Lackan (dunkellin By.), County Galway, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Lackan (dunkellin By.)
- County
- Galway
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 53.16363, -8.78221
- SMR number
- GA114-109001-
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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 the SE quadrant of a rath (GA114-109----). This well-preserved drystone-built souterrain, which was the setting for an experimental archaeological project in 1979 (Fox 1980, 14-15), is roughly Z-shaped in plan. From the access point a passage extends to the E (L 5.56m) and to the N (L 9.7m; Wth 1.96m max.). The latter section leads to a chamber (L 6.55m; Wth 2.12m; H 1.6m ), running E-W, off its NW end. An air-vent is evident at the NE end of the passage. There is another souterrain (GA114-109002-) in the SW quadrant of the rath. (McCaffrey 1952, 285, no. 7)
Compiled by: Olive Alcock
Date of upload: 7 September 2016
This monument is subject to a preservation order made under the National Monuments Acts 1930 to 2014 (PO no. 5/1980).
The monument was taken into Ownership under the National Monuments Acts 1930 to 2014 - National Monument 627.
References
McCaffrey, P. 1952 A contribution to the archaeology of the barony of Dunkellin, Co. Galway. Unpublished MA thesis, National University of Ireland, Galway.
Fox, E. 1980 Sleeping in a souterrain monitoring temperatures. Muintir Amháin - Muintir Ardrahan.
Nearby in the register
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Souterrainunder 1 mi
- Standing stoneunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.