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Souterrain

Lackan (Dunkellin By.), County Galway, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Souterrain, Lackan, County Galway, with a pin at the register's coordinates
Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915), covering this location. Courtesy of the National Library of Scotland. The pin is ours, placed from the register's coordinates.

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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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

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 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 Unpublished MA thesis, National University of Ireland, Galway.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

Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.

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