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Monumental structure

Kilcommadan, County Galway, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Monumental structure, Kilcommadan, 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
Kilcommadan
County
Galway
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
General St. Ruths Flag
Latest-edition OS map
General St. Ruths Flag
Coordinates
53.28714, -8.31380
SMR number
GA087-125----

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

4 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1790 map "Composite: Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).

Historical maps covering this location

  • 1790 · Composite: Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1811 · 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

Some 100m NE of a probable early ecclesiastical enclosure (GA087-126001-). Marked on OS 6-inch maps as a tiny rectangular enclosure. The OS Letters (O'Flanagan 1927, Vol. 1, 566) note that 'St. Ruth is said to have been buried in the [nearby] grave yard … where his “flag” is yet shewn, but it is said that his body was afterwards removed from it'. No visible surface trace survives. See also CBG (GA087-126003-).

The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Galway Vol. II - North Galway'. Compiled by Olive Alcock, Kathy de hÓra and Paul Gosling (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1999).

Date of upload: 05 August 2010

Nearby in the register

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

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