Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Leacht cuimhne
Eochaill (bar. árainn), County Galway, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Eochaill (bar. árainn)
- County
- Galway
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Monuments
- Coordinates
- 53.12896, -9.68959
- SMR number
- GA110-093001-
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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
Stands c. 20m ESE of GA110-093003-. A rectangular mortared pier (L 1.25m, Wth 1.2m, H 2.5m) surmounted by a cross bearing the letters INRI, IHS and an unfinished inscription. The S face contains two plaques, one unfinished, commemorating 'Thomas Mullin', dated 1876. (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
References
Robinson, T. 1980 The Aran Islands, Co. Galway: a map and guide. Árainn. Published by the author.
Nearby in the register
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