What is recorded here

Inchcleraun is an island church in County Longford where a low grass-covered platform still holds four upright stones at its angles. The flat shape suggests a leacht, possibly a boundary marker or ritual site connected to the church enclosure. It is not a tall standing stone, but a quiet stone bed set into the island, preserving the shape of an older religious landscape.

Within the ecclesiastical enclosure (LF021-048001-) on Inchcleraun, c. 7m to the SW of ‘Templemurry’ (LF021-048006-). This low platform (dims. 3.4m E-W; 3.2m N-S; H 0.3m) of grass-covered stones is delimited by four upright stones at each angle; it may be the remains of a leacht. There is another possible leacht (LF021-048014-) against the E gable of the church. This monument is subject to a preservation order made under the National Monuments Acts 1930 to 2014 (PO no. 5/1981). Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien Date of upload: 5 June 2013

Linked to Saint Fursey, this site is associated with early Christian monastic activity on Inchcleraun, a holy island in Lough Derg, known for its pilgrimage traditions and spiritual significance in the 7th century. The platform may have functioned as an altar or commemorative monument, reflecting the island's role as a place of prayer and penance.

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