Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Souterrain
Termon, County Galway, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Termon
- County
- Galway
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- SMR number
- GA128-090----
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The National Monuments Service's description
This drystone-built souterrain was discovered in 1940 while ploughing. A detailed drawing by a local guard indicated that it was L-shaped in plan and consisted of two chambers connected by a drop-hole creep. Access was gained through a dislodged roof-lintel above the creep. The 1st chamber (L 7m; Wth 1.7m) ran NE-SW. The drop-hole creep at the N end of its E side-wall accessed the 2nd chamber (L 2.1m) which ran NW-SE. This chamber was blocked by collapse at its SE end. The field in which the ‘cave’ was situated
was locally known as ‘Garrynadun’, the garden of the fort. It was believed that it was connected with a circular fort situated about '400 yds [c. 365m] away’ (see GA128-082----) (SMR file). Not located.
Compiled by: Galway Archaeological Survey, UCG
Date of upload: 25 October 2019