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Graveyard

Laghtgannon, County Galway, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Graveyard, Laghtgannon, County Galway, with a pin at the register's coordinates
Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915), covering this location. Courtesy of the National Library of Scotland. The pin is ours, placed from the register's coordinates.

The record

Townland
Laghtgannon
County
Galway
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
Not indicated
Latest-edition OS map
Grave Yard
Coordinates
53.40965, -9.28154
SMR number
GA054-041001-

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

4 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1753 map "Mappa geographica Regni Hiberniae" (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).

Historical maps covering this location

  • 1753 · Mappa geographica Regni Hiberniae (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1790 · Composite: Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1869 · Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1891 · Ireland 16 (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)

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The National Monuments Service's description

This graveyard, roughly trapezoidal in plan, is associated with ‘Killeroon Church’ (GA054-041----), a medieval church which is located in the NE part of an ecclesiastical enclosure (GA054-041002-). A detailed survey of it was undertaken in March 2008 prior to the realignment of a section of the N59, which runs NNW-SSE immediately to the W of the church (Blakeman 2008). Its outline is defined by a number of sections of walling, with three long sections (L 13-15m; Wth 1.5-1.8m; H 0.15-0.75m) visible to the NW, NE and S, the section to the S may have continued to the W of the road. Sixty grave-markers, that appeared to be laid out in rows, were identified to the N and E of the church and three further grave-markers were also noted in a possible enclosed area off the NW end of the church (ibid., 6). (Gosling 1993, 103, no. 588)

Compiled by: Olive Alcock

Date of upload: 6 July 2023

Blakeman, B. 2008 Topographic survey of a church site and enclosure (GA 054:041) adjacent to the existing N59 at Laghtgannon townland, Co Galway. Eachtra Archaeological Projects. Unpublished report for Galway County Council.

References

Gosling, P. (compiler) 1993 Archaeological inventory of County Galway, vol. 1: West Galway. Dublin. Stationery Office.

Nearby in the register

Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.

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