Leach-na-Poll

Submerged, on river bed, 100m NE of Cong Abbey (MA120-053001-). Five regular bowl-shaped hollows (av. diam. 0.3m; D 0.12m) on upper flat surface of large flagstone (L 2.4m; Wth 0.6m; T 0.4m). 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. 597. Date of upload: 12 December 2014

Leach-na-Poll is likely a prehistoric ritual or ceremonial site, dating to the Neolithic or Bronze Age, given the presence of five bowl-shaped hollows typical of ritual use such as libations or offerings. Its proximity to Cong Abbey may reflect later folklore or reuse of the site in a Christian context.