Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Enclosure
Oileán Máisean, County Galway, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Oileán Máisean
- County
- Galway
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 53.30051, -9.88612
- SMR number
- GA076-011003-
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Shown on 4 historical map sheets, the earliest the 1753 "Mappa geographica Regni Hiberniae" (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
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The National Monuments Service's description
Immediately to the N of an early Christian church (GA076-011001-) and enclosing a graveyard (LF076-011002-). This subrectangular enclosure (ext. dims. 17.8m E-W; 16.2m N-S) is partly constructed of large granite slabs laid on edge with a rubble core. The W and N (max. H 1.5m; Wth c. 1.2m) walls are best preserved and external wall-facing is visible on the N wall. A clearly defined entrance gap (Wth 1m), marked by two large boulders, is roughly centrally located in the W wall. Within the interior, almost opposite the entrance gap, is a leacht (GA076-011005-) with a cross-slab (GA076-011006-). A bullaun stone (GA076-011004-) lies to the SW of the leacht.
Compiled by: Olive Alcock
Date of upload: 28 April 2014
Nearby in the register
- Graveyardunder 1 mi
- Bullaun stoneunder 1 mi
- Leachtunder 1 mi
- Cross-slabunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.