Kiltoom, church in County Mayo

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What is recorded here

In woodland, 100m from shore of Lough Carra. Poorly preserved remains of a church (11.1m N-S; 7.6m E-W), built with roughly coursed rubble limestone. No architectectural features. The above description has been derived from D. Lavelle (compiler), An Archaeological Survey of Ballinrobe and District including Lough Mask and Lough Carra. Lough Mask and Lough Carra Tourist Development Association (1994), No. 602.

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record MA100-109001

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