Pillar stone (present location) in Menlough

Formerly at the old market-place of Menlough village. A roughly squared limestone pillar (L/T 0.22m, H 1.76m) bearing an incised pedestalled cross with the date 1815. Moved and broken in 1972 during pipe laying, it now lies on the roadside verge (info. E. Rynne). The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Galway Vol. I - West Galway'. Compiled by Paul Gosling (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1993). Date of upload: 05 August 2010

Likely a medieval Christian monument, the incised pedestalled cross suggests a ecclesiastical or commemorative function, though the date 1815 may indicate a later addition or restoration. Its original location in the village market-place implies a possible role in local tradition or civic identity.