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At a glance
- TypeChurch
- Recorded sizeE-W; L 5.5m, W 3.65m
What to look for
- Nave and chancel
- Graveyard
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 NE corner of a rectangular graveyard (GA040-013003-) about mid-point along the island and c. 150m SW of landing place. Conserved E. Chr. church comprising a nave (E-W; L 5.5m, Wth 3.65m) with later chancel (L 3.5m, Wth 2.55m) at E end.
Full archaeological record 91 words
In NE corner of a rectangular graveyard (GA040-013003-) about mid-point along the island and c. 150m SW of landing place. Conserved E. Chr. church comprising a nave (E-W; L 5.5m, Wth 3.65m) with later chancel (L 3.5m, Wth 2.55m) at E end. There is a trabeate door in W wall and robbed window in E. One of the cross-inscribed pillars (see also GA040-013009- and GA040-013010-), famed for its 6-7th-C inscription to Luguaedon (GA040-013002-), stands in SW corner of the graveyard. (O'Flanagan 1927a, Vol. 3, 46-7; Kinahan 1868a, 76-7; Hardiman 1846, 186-7)
References
- The monument was taken into Ownership under the National Monuments Acts 1930 to 2014 - National Monument 412.
Archaeological Survey of Ireland, National Monuments Service (CC BY 4.0) · Updated 16 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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