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Souterrain — Caherlissakill

Souterrain
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Souterrain — Caherlissakill
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Within NE quadrant of a ringfort (GA071-012----) which slopes steeply to SE. An exposed drystone-built souterrain, roughly Z-shaped in plan, which follows the lie of the land: the SE extremity is c. 3.5m below the level of NW end. The passage (L 10.5m, Wth 2.1m) runs NE-SW before turning, at NE end, on a NW-SE axis (L 7.4m) and then an E-W axis (L 6.5m) at SE end. It is unroofed apart from two lintels visible at E extremity. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Galway Vol. II - North Galway'. Compiled by Olive Alcock, Kathy de hÓra and Paul Gosling (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1999). Date of upload: 05 August 2010

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