Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Killeenadeema East, County Galway, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Killeenadeema East
- County
- Galway
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Coordinates
- 53.16247, -8.56925
- SMR number
- GA115-029----
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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
On a prominent ridge overlooking lower pastureland to the N. Subcircular rath (43m N-S; 39.3m E-W), in fair condition, defined by a bank and external fosse. Quarrying has encroached upon the monument at N. There is a causewayed entrance gap (Wth 4m) at ESE.
Compiled by: Galway Archaeological Survey, UCG
Date of upload: 5 January 2018
Nearby in the register
- Ritual site - holy wellunder 1 mi
- Castle - unclassifiedunder 1 mi
- Fulacht fiaunder 1 mi
- Churchunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.