Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Burial ground
Lackan (leitrim By.),wellpark, County Galway, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Lackan (leitrim By.),wellpark
- County
- Galway
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- St. Feighins Grave Yard
- Latest-edition OS map
- Grave Yd.
- Coordinates
- 53.08853, -8.37822
- SMR number
- GA125-091001-
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
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Shown on 4 historical map sheets, the earliest the 1790 "Composite: Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
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The National Monuments Service's description
On the summit of a hillock in pastureland. A poorly preserved subcircular graveyard (38m N-S; 28m E-W) defined by a drystone wall (H 1m). Access is via a gateway at WSW. The interior rises towards the centre and is uneven underfoot as a result the grass cover overgrowing the graveslabs. The only visible grave-marker is a polished marble headstone dated 1915. The circular nature of the enclosing wall is suggestive of an early date. St Feighin's holy well (GA126-038001-) lies c. 30m to the NE.
Mass is celebrated annually here in July. In 2017 a set of outdoor Stations of the Cross were erected around the perimeter of the site (Hoctor 2017, 17).
Update by: Olive Alcock
Date of revised upload: 30 October 2020
References
Hoctor, Z. 2017 Abbey heritage audit 2017. Ref. No. CH06833 Final Report. The Heritage Council.
Nearby in the register
- Ritual site - holy wellunder 1 mi
- Penitential stationunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.