Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Leacht
Eoghanacht, County Galway, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Eoghanacht
- County
- Galway
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- St. Brecans Grave
- Latest-edition OS map
- St. Brecans Grave
- Coordinates
- 53.14587, -9.77727
- SMR number
- GA110-023009-
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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
This is one of five leabaí or grave-plots (see also GA110-023001-, GA110-023002-, GA110-023003- and GA110-023005-) associated with Teampall Bhreacáin (GA110-010001-) and Teampall an Phoill (GA110-010003-). The multiple grave plot is labelled ‘St Brecan’s Grave’ by Robinson (1980). However, Waddell (1973, 26) equates the grave with Leaba Bhreacáin (GA110-023001-). It consists of a rectangular area (5m NNE-SSW; 2m NNW-SSE) bounded by a kerb of thin limestone slabs. The enclosed area is further subdivided into five slab-covered graves. Four cross-slabs (GA110-023021-, GA110-023022-, GA110-023023- and GA110-023024-) have been placed against its W edge (ibid.). (Gosling 1993, 145, no. 838)
Compiled by: Olive Alcock
Date of upload: 8 March 2016
References
Waddell, J. 1973 An archaeological survey of Temple Brecan, Aran. Journal of the Galway Archaeological and Historical Society 33, 5-27.
Gosling, P. (compiler) 1993 Archaeological inventory of County Galway, vol. 1: West Galway. Dublin. Stationery Office.
Robinson, T. 1990 Connemara. Part 1: Introduction and gazetteer; part 2: a one-inch map. Roundstone.
Nearby in the register
- Cross-inscribed pillarunder 1 mi
- Cross-slabunder 1 mi
- Cross-slabunder 1 mi
- Cross-inscribed pillarunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.