Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Gateway
Rahaly, County Galway, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Rahaly
- County
- Galway
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Archway
- Latest-edition OS map
- Archway
- Coordinates
- 53.13360, -8.75979
- SMR number
- GA114-144002-
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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
Circa 40m to the SE of the tower house (GA114-144----) are the remains of an arched gateway built of rough stone blocks and mortar. Walls extend off either side of it, to the NE and SW. The arch is circular in shape (Wth 1.9m; H 3m) and the keystone on its external wall-face bears the following letters and date: D NE 1738. A hanging eye is visible on either side of the arch on the internal wall-face. The gateway appears to have been part of a building or courtyard.
Compiled by: Olive Alcock
Date of upload: 22 September 2017
Nearby in the register
- Castle - tower houseunder 1 mi
- Bawnunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Souterrainunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.