Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Enclosure - large enclosure
Cappacur, County Galway, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Cappacur
- County
- Galway
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Puntbaun
- Latest-edition OS map
- Puntbaun
- Coordinates
- 53.13350, -8.34726
- SMR number
- GA117-017----
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Shown on 4 historical map sheets, the earliest the 1790 "Composite: Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
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The National Monuments Service's description
In level grassland. Poorly preserved roughly D-shaped enclosure (E-W 87m; N-S 70m) defined by a stone-faced earthen bank. An external fosse is visible from SSE through S to W. A series of earth and stone banks radiate from the enclosing element and a number of similar banks lie within the interior. Abutting the monument at SE is a small circular annexe (diam. 20m). Quarrying has encroached upon the monument at NW. According to local information, 'Puntbaun' means a white (cattle) pound; apparently in spring, before the introduction of fertilizers, the field was covered with white daisies.
Compiled by: Galway Archaeological Survey, UCG
Date of upload: 14 December 2017
Nearby in the register
- Moated siteunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Ritual site - holy wellunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.