Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Burial
Laghtadawannagh, County Mayo, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Laghtadawannagh
- County
- Mayo
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Friars Grave; Laghtadawannagh
- Latest-edition OS map
- Friars Grave; Laghtadawannagh
- Coordinates
- 54.13174, -9.16898
- SMR number
- MA030-035----
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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
In pasture, located on a ridge. This monument is represented on the 1837 and 1930 OS 6-inch maps as a small oblong feature, named ‘Friar’s Grave’ and ‘Laghtadawannagh’; it would appear to be the source of the townland name.
According to local information, there was a low heap of stones at this location, measuring ‘about 8 feet [2.4m] by 4 feet [1.2m] and about 2 to 3 feet [0.6-0.9m] high’. It did not appear to have any formal structure. It was removed during land clearance in the 1970’s/80’s.
A single stone (0.8m N-S; 0.7m E-W; T 0.2m) lies partly embedded in the ground just below the summit of the ridge, on the NW-facing slope, but it is unclear if this is a remnant of the monument.
Compiled by: Jane O’Shaughnessy
Date of upload: 16 April 2018
Nearby in the register
- Fulacht fiaunder 1 mi
- Fulacht fiaunder 1 mi
- Excavation - miscellaneousunder 1 mi
- Fulacht fiaunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.