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Structure

Cill Éinne, County Galway, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Structure, Cill Éinne, 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
Cill Éinne
County
Galway
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
Not indicated
Latest-edition OS map
Not indicated
Coordinates
53.10237, -9.66598
SMR number
GA119-009009-

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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

A small structure was noted c. 20m to the NE of Teampall Bheanáin (GA119-009001-) and c. 15m to the E of a clochan (GA119-009002-) during the course of excavations carried out by Manning (1985, 105, 107). It was roughly rectangular in plan (4.6m N-S; 2.34m E-W) and had a rough face of large stones surviving to two courses in height on both of the long sides. The N end was open and the S end had some large boulders roughly aligned and a central gap (Wth 0.4m). There was loose rubble above the solid rock in the interior. It was unclear whether this was a rough building or a platform. No finds were recovered (ibid.).

Compiled by: Olive Alcock

Date of upload: 11 May 2016

Manning, C. 1985c Archaeological excavations at two church sites on Inishmore, Aran Islands. Journal of the Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland 115, 96-120.

Nearby in the register

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

Sites and Monuments Record data: National Monuments Service, Government of Ireland, licensed under CC BY 4.0. Record text is reproduced unchanged. National Monuments Service, Government of Ireland · CC BY 4.0
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