Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Leacht
Kill (ballindoon Par.), County Galway, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Kill (ballindoon Par.)
- County
- Galway
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 53.48037, -10.07090
- SMR number
- GA035-048004-
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Shown on 4 historical map sheets, the earliest the 1790 "Composite: Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
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The National Monuments Service's description
In the S sector of the graveyard (GA035-048002-) associated with Kilflannann Church (GA035-048001-), close to the original entrance. This consists of a short stretch of drystone walling (L 2m; H 0.5m) with a wall niche (L 0.7m; D 0.3-0.4m) on the E face of its N end. A number of coins and prayer cards were visible in the niche, and some white quartz stones had been placed on top of the wall. On inspection the site was very overgrown but further traces of walling were visible extending eastwards off the N end (L 2m) and S end of the wall, suggesting that this could be the remains of a leacht that was rectangular in plan. (Killanin and Duignan 1967, 165)
Compiled by: Olive Alcock
Date of upload: 22 February 2023
Nearby in the register
- Graveyardunder 1 mi
- Churchunder 1 mi
- Ritual site - holy wellunder 1 mi
- Ritual site - holy/saint's stoneunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.