What is recorded here
On the shore at HWM on E side of Cuan Chill Chiaráin. Known locally as Tobairín na Leacracha, it consists of a natural shallow rock basin (D 0.2m) with a modern belt buckle set into its rim. A small canopy of concrete blocks has been built over it, opening towards W, and many modern offerings are visible (info. T. Robinson). Not visited. I - West Galway'.
From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record GA077-020
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- What survives
- Recorded monument
Places near here
Trá na hAille MóireBeach / strand · 898 ydCora na gCúgHeadland · 1.2 miHoly well in Cill ChiaráinHoly well · 1.5 mi
Cé Chill Chiaráin [Kilkieran Quay]Quay/wharf · 1.7 miCnoc Leitir MóirMountain / peak · 1.9 miCill Chiaráin [Saint Ciaran's Catholic Church]Church/chapel · 2.1 miCora na hAirde MóireHeadland · 2.7 miGarmnaIsland · 3.3 miFornaisIsland · 3.4 miCnoc FionnMountain / peak · 3.7 miTrá an DóilínBeach / strand · 4.8 miTowerSignal tower · 5.4 mi
Cé Chill Chiaráin [Kilkieran Quay]Quay/wharf · 1.7 miCnoc Leitir MóirMountain / peak · 1.9 mi
Cill Chiaráin [Saint Ciaran's Catholic Church]Church/chapel · 2.1 mi
Cora na hAirde MóireHeadland · 2.7 mi_island_-_geograph.org.uk_-_1249945.jpg/250px-Quay_at_south_end_of_Garmna_(Gorumna)_island_-_geograph.org.uk_-_1249945.jpg "Photo: Graham Horn, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0")
GarmnaIsland · 3.3 mi
FornaisIsland · 3.4 miCnoc FionnMountain / peak · 3.7 mi
Trá an DóilínBeach / strand · 4.8 mi
TowerSignal tower · 5.4 miPictures: Newbert12, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0; Mac McCarron, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0; Graham Horn, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0; Graham Horn, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0; Gordon Hatton, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0
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