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Souterrain

Lavally (Kiltartan By.), County Galway, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Souterrain, Lavally, 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
Lavally (Kiltartan By.)
County
Galway
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
Cave
Latest-edition OS map
Cave
Coordinates
53.07462, -8.80836
SMR number
GA123-063001-

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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 W half of the interior of a cashel (GA123-063----). This well-preserved drystone-built L-shaped souterrain (L >10.6m) consists of two chambers connected by a short passageway. Access is gained at the SE end of the 1st chamber (L 5.1m; Wth 1.45m; H 1.25m) which runs NW-SE. The passageway (L 1.7m; Wth 0.7m; H 0.72m) extends off the N end of the E side-wall and leads to the 2nd chamber (L 3.8m; Wth 1.3m max.; H 1.54m) which runs NE-SW. Alcoves are evident in the N and E walls of the 1st chamber, in the S wall of the passage, and in the N wall of the 2nd chamber.

Compiled by: Galway Archaeological Survey, UCG

Date of upload: 12 January 2018

Nearby in the register

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

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