Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Anomalous stone group
Cill éinne, County Galway, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Cill éinne
- County
- Galway
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- NULL
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- SMR number
- GA119-023----
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The National Monuments Service's description
In the sand-dunes on S side of An Trá Mhór. Named by Kilbride (1868, 115-16) as 'Leabuidh Dhiarmuid agus Graine' and placed by him about 36-46m S of Teaghlach Éinne (GA119-120001-). He described it as 'about nine feet [2.75m] long, and enclosed on three sides. The ends face south and north, which is open on that end; the west is formed of one entire flag … the south end is also of one flag; but the east side is formed of two…The horizontal capping flags are wanting.' He gives its width and height as 'three and a half [feet (1.1m)] broad, and as many in height'. No visible surface trace of it survives. Possibly a megalithic tomb. (Westropp 1895, 264-5)
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