Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Clochan
Cill Mhuirbhigh, County Galway, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Cill Mhuirbhigh
- County
- Galway
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- NULL
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 53.12920, -9.71910
- SMR number
- GA110-064----
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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
In a small pasture field c. 150m NNE of Dún Beag (GA110-066----). Known locally as An Teampall Páganach (pers. comm. T. Robinson), all that survives is an L-shaped foundation line consisting of large facing-stones with a rubble core (L >3.9m, Wth >0.9m). (Kinahan 1869d, 28, no. 30; Robinson 1980)
The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Galway Vol. I - West Galway'. Compiled by Paul Gosling (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1993).
Date of upload: 05 August 2010
Nearby in the register
- Bullaun stoneunder 1 mi
- Ritual site - holy wellunder 1 mi
- Hut siteunder 1 mi
- Pillar stoneunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.