Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Burial ground
Cruach Na Cara, County Galway, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Cruach Na Cara
- County
- Galway
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Burial Ground
- Latest-edition OS map
- Burial Ground (Disused)
- Coordinates
- 53.30466, -9.91723
- SMR number
- GA076-020002-
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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
Associated with the ecclesiastical remains at the SE end of Cruach na Cara/St Macdara’s Island. Named ‘Burial Ground’ to the W of the church (GA076-020001-) on the 1838 edition of the OS 6-inch map and ‘Burial Ground (Disused)’ on the 1899 resurvey but not indicated on either map. On inspection in August 1984 this area was intensively searched but not trace of it was found. A more likely location for it is a small subrectangular enclosure (GA076-020014-) c. 15 m to the NE of the church. Within its interior numerous boulders protruding from the ground appear to be grave-markers. A ruined leacht (GA076-020010-) and cross-slab (GA076-020009-) are also located in the S half of the enclosure.
Compiled by: Olive Alcock
Date of upload: 6 June 2018
Nearby in the register
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Cross-slabunder 1 mi
- Leachtunder 1 mi
- Crossunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.