Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ecclesiastical enclosure
Cregganna More, County Galway, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Cregganna More
- County
- Galway
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Caheradrine
- Latest-edition OS map
- Caheradrine
- Coordinates
- 53.24672, -8.90102
- SMR number
- GA095-020001-
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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
On a gentle rise in level grassland. Named after the O'Drinans whose duty it was to 'distribute justice to the tribes' of Hy Fiachra Aidne (Holt 1912, 226-7). It consists of a circular enclosure (diam. 128m) defined by a double-faced drystone wall. From NW through N to E only the inner wall-facing survives. From E to SE a curving field wall indicates the former line of the enclosing element. The wall is best preserved from SW through W to NW. A gap (Wth 3m) at SSW may be the original entrance. The interior is subdivided by several later field walls, a number of which were removed in 2002 (Casey 2003, 30-33). An anchor is incised on a large stone (see GA095-020003-) on the outer wall-face at W. A church (GA095-020002-) lies within the interior and a cross-base (GA095-020004-) is also associated. (Fahey 1901, 230; Westropp 1919, 173-4; Fox 1978, 56)
Compiled by: Paul Walsh
Date of upload: 26 February 2013
References
Casey, M. 2003 Aerial reconnaissance. Archaeology Ireland 17(3), 30-33.
Westropp, T.J. 1919a Notes on several forts in Dunkellin and other parts of southern Co. Galway. Journal of the Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland 49, 167-86.
Fahey, J. 1901a Some antiquities in the neighbourhood of Oranmore and Kilcolgan, County Galway. Journal of the Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland 31, 228-35.
Fox, E., Leonard, M. and O'Dowd, P. 1978 Ó Ghaillimh go Ceann Boirne. Introduction to Burrenology. Galway. Regional Technical College.
Nearby in the register
- Inscribed stoneunder 1 mi
- Churchunder 1 mi
- Crossunder 1 mi
- House - indeterminate dateunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.