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At a glance
- TypeChurch
- Date or period mentionedmedieval
- Recorded sizeE-W; L 17.7m, W 5m
- Condition (as surveyed)Gone: no visible trace
What to look for
- Graveyard
- Cross-slab
- Holy well nearby
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.
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History and description
In a rectangular graveyard (GA009D014002-) at E end of Inishbofin. Reputed site of St Colman's E. Chr. monastery.
Full archaeological record 153 words
In a rectangular graveyard (GA009D014002-) at E end of Inishbofin. Reputed site of St Colman's E. Chr. monastery. The remains consist of a medieval church (E-W; L 17.7m, Wth 5m) with a shallow arched doorway in S wall. It is lit by four windows in N and S walls, two of which are now robbed, and a large round-headed window in E gable. Corbels at W end indicate the former presence of a loft. The present W gable, containing a ruined doorway, is a later insertion, shortening church by one-third. The curving scarp line to N of church may indicate line of possible early ecclesiastical enclosure (GA009D014003-). The graveyard also contains two holy wells (GA009D014004-, GA009D014005-), a number of cross-slabs (GA009D014006-, GA009D014007-, GA009D014010-, GA009D014011-), two crosses (GA009D014012-, GA009D014013-) and a bullaun (GA009D014008-). (Westropp 1911, 65-7; Killanin and Duignan 1967, 164; Gwynn and Hadcock 1970, 386; Higgins 1987, ii, 277, 335, 393, 394, 423)
References
- Date of revised upload: 15 June 2018
Archaeological Survey of Ireland, National Monuments Service (CC BY 4.0) · Compiled by Olive Alcock · 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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Around Saint Colman's Church
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Recorded within 5 km
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- 3 holy wellsArchaeological Survey of Ireland
- 2 monastic sitesArchaeological Survey of Ireland
- 1 castleArchaeological Survey of Ireland
Walks and trails
- Inishbofin Island - Cloonamore LoopWalking Trail · 7.6 km · nearest point 0.2 km
- Inishbofin Island - Middlequarter LoopWalking Trail · 4.9 km · nearest point 1.1 km
- Inishbofin Island - Westquarter LoopWalking Trail · 8.1 km · nearest point 1.6 km
Outdoors, towns and places to stay
- DumhachBeaches · 0.5 km
- East End InisbofinBeaches · 0.8 km
Other attractions nearby
- Dumhach BeachBeach · 0.5 km
- Inishbofin Heritage Museum & Gift ShopMuseums and Attraction · 1.2 km
- Blue Water FishingNature and Wildlife · 8.2 km
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