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At a glance
- TypeRound tower
- Recorded sizeD 4.55m ext., H c. 11m
- StatusNational Monument
What to look for
- Windows
Picked out from the Archaeological Survey description below.
Can you visit?
- No source says it is open to the public.Most monuments in Ireland stand on private farmland.
- Ask the landowner before crossing fields, close gates, leave the stones as you find them.Visiting responsibly
History and description
In NW sector of an ecclesiastical enclosure (GA094-072002-). The stump of a tower (D 4.55m ext., H c. 11m), built of dressed and coursed limestone on a narrow plinth.
Full archaeological record 104 words
In NW sector of an ecclesiastical enclosure (GA094-072002-). The stump of a tower (D 4.55m ext., H c. 11m), built of dressed and coursed limestone on a narrow plinth. The trabeate doorway, 1.1m above present ground surface, faces SE. The interior is rubble-filled to level of the doorway, but the presence of four floors is indicated by corbels and joist holes. There is a partially blocked window on 3rd storey facing ESE, and numerous putlog holes are visible externally. A later parapet and stone steps leading to doorway may represent a later reuse. (Barrow 1979, 104-6; O'Flanagan 1927a, Vol. 1, 318-22; Wakeman 1895, 284-5)
References
- This monument was taken into Ownership under the National Monuments Acts 1930 to 2014 - National Monument 46.
Archaeological Survey of Ireland, National Monuments Service (CC BY 4.0) · Updated 05 August 2010 · Based on the Archaeological Inventory of County Galway Vol. I - West Galway'. Compiled by Paul Gosling. It describes the site as it was when surveyed.
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