Laghta Wirraid

In level, lowlying ground, 60m NE of a small bay called Porteennadooey, on the SE side of Inishkeas South. The grassed-over road that extends E−W across the island is 8m to N. The nature and date of this monument is uncertain. It is not shown on the 1838 OS 6-inch map, but is named ‘Laghta Wirraid’ (Mhuire, Mary) on the 1921 edition, suggesting that it may have been a leacht, although there is little structural evidence of that visible now. It is evident as a low, subcircular rise (8m N−S; 7m E−W; H 0.3-0.4m), with an uneven sod-covered surface from which occasional stones protrude. A low, partly collapsed roughly constructed L-shaped drystone wall (Wth 0.3-0.5m; H 0.4-0.5m) overlies the S edge; it extends E−W (L 2m) with a short return (L 1.6m) to N from the W end. This is clearly a late feature built on top of the mound. Relict cultivation ridges on a roughly N−S axis traverse the surrounding area. Attached images: MA023-025----_01.JPG Viewed from W MA023-025----_02.JPG Viewed from N Compiled by: Jane O’Shaughnessy Date of upload: 28 July 2022