Monument in Culliagh North, County Galway

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What is recorded here

Freestanding limestone monument, built c.1720. Square plan with pyramidal cap having projecting flat stone slab cutting off apex and vertical stone pillar protruding from slab. Moulded string course below cap. Rest of monument constructed of random rubble. Square-headed recess to north for plaque. Set in open field adjacent to housing estate with random rubble boundary wall to road.

This monument is similar to that of Laghta Oliver Brown in Sheeaunpark (30407112) and contributes to the architectural interest of the roadscape outside Abbeyknockmoy.

From the Buildings of Ireland (National Inventory of Architectural Heritage) record 30405807

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National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
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ClintMalpaso, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0
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DeeEmm, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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