Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Leacht
Inis Oírr, County Galway, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Inis Oírr
- County
- Galway
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 53.06593, -9.52925
- SMR number
- GA120-002008-
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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 two contiguous leachta (see also GA120-002007-) that are located on the S side of the church (GA120-002001-), at its SW corner. Both are rectangular in plan (2.1m E-W; 1m N-S) and consist of a plinth of limestone masonry capped by a flat rectangular limestone slab (information from Dr J. Waddell). This record relates to the S leacht. A third leacht (GA120-002009-) lies c. 15m to the SE. (Gosling 1993, 96, no. 552)
Compiled by: Olive Alcock
Date of upload: 21 January 2015
References
Gosling, P. (compiler) 1993 Archaeological inventory of County Galway, vol. 1: West Galway. Dublin. Stationery Office.
Nearby in the register
- Churchunder 1 mi
- Bullaun stoneunder 1 mi
- Cross-slabunder 1 mi
- Leachtunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.