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At a glance
- TypeChurch
- Recorded sizeE-W; L 4.75m, W 3.45m
- Condition (as surveyed)Ruined
- StatusNational Monument
What to look for
- Cross-slab
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
Near centre of an early ecclesiastical enclosure (GA110-073002-). Known locally as Teampall na Naomh, this Nat.
Full archaeological record 78 words
Near centre of an early ecclesiastical enclosure (GA110-073002-). Known locally as Teampall na Naomh, this Nat. Mon. is a much-ruined and conserved E. Chr. oratory (E-W; L 4.75m, Wth 3.45m). Only the lower portions of the walls survive. There is a robbed doorway in N wall and the base of single-light window in E. A quoin at SW corner bears an incised Latin cross: possibly a reused cross slab (GA110-073004-). (O'Flanagan 1927a, Vol. 3, 383; Westropp 1985, 260)
References
- This monument was taken into Ownership under the National Monuments Acts 1930 to 2014 - National Monument 43.
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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