Graveyard in Kill, County Galway (GA035-048002-)

The monument record does not grant public access. Check the route and ask the landowner before entering private land.

What is recorded here

In pastureland on the N shore of Lough Nakilla. This roughly oval-shaped graveyard (c. 45m E-W; c. 20-30m N-S), now disused, is bounded along its E half by a drystone wall. The original entrance is at SSW. On inspection, the interior was heavily overgrown. Where visible, burials were marked by simple headstones aligned E-W. A medieval church (GA035-048001-) occupies the NW quadrant. A possible leacht (GA035-048004-) is also associated and a holy well (GA035-048003-) lies c. 15m to the SW. A modern rectangular graveyard adjoins the site to the W. Compiled by: Olive Alcock Date of upload: 17 April 2023

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record GA035-048002

Places near here

Photo credits

Maker not stated on source page, www.dreamstime.com
National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
Drow69, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0
Maker not stated on source page, www.pinterest.com
Maker not stated on source page, www.flickr.com
Picture: Abbeyglen Castle Hotel
Ian Capper, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0
United Kingdom Hydrographic Office, Wikimedia Commons · Public domain

Mapped graveyardGraveyard · 3 yd

Explorer Tom Mapped graveyard in County Galway would win the lotto and immediately buy a really nice, very comfortable bench to sit…

Errislannan ManorHunting/fishing lodge · 191 yd

Explorer Tom Errislannan Manor would want its tombstone to read: 'I hunted stags and outlived my architect'. The Art Nouveau…

Holy Trinity Church (Ballindoon)Church/chapel · 877 yd

Explorer Tom Holy Trinity Church in Ballindoon is at the centre of a feud between two families over who owns the view. It has an…

quay/wharf1388 yd

Explorer Tom Quay or wharf in Drimmeen is made of massive limestone blocks that survived a storm in 1991, proving it’s tougher than…

Clifden Coastguard StationCoastguard station · 1619 yd

Explorer Tom Clifden Coastguard Station is in a bitter feud with the rain over who owns the best view of Clifden Bay. The building…

Clifden CastleCountry house · 1717 yd

Explorer Tom Clifden Castle in Fakeeragh is a ruin with very strong opinions on modern architecture, judging by how it’s crumbling…

Standing stone in Clifden DemesneStanding stone · 1.1 mi

Explorer Tom Standing stone in Clifden Demesne is a squat granite boulder on a natural mound. The other stones nearby are fake, so…

Gleann AoibheannHouse · 1.1 mi

Explorer Tom Gleann Aoibheann in Fakeeragh has a hidden message in its stones if you squint really hard and make something up. A…

Standing stone in FaulStanding stone · 1.2 mi

Explorer Tom Standing stone in Faul is squatting by Clifden Bay looking like a grumpy wizard's hat. It's right next to some ancient…

Abbeyglen Castle HotelCastle · 1.7 mi

Explorer Tom Tristaun's inscribed stone is sitting on a knoll, looking incredibly smug about how illegible its writing has become…

Sky RoadViewpoint · 1.8 mi

Explorer Tom Sky Road is where the rabbits hold their weekly board meetings to decide which hikers look like they’re going to eat…

Mannin BayBay · 1.9 mi

Explorer Tom Mannin Bay in County Galway nearly made it big when a shipwreck almost happened there in 1847. The bay was ready to be…

More archaeology and monuments in County Galway · All of County Galway

Add to this placeAdd a picture Add a detailed tip Add a story

Explore the map1,095,414 places to discover