What is recorded here

Oileán Máisean holds a subrectangular enclosure of edge-set granite slabs beside an early Christian church in County Galway. Its west wall opens through a metre-wide gap marked by two boulders, leading past a cross-slab leacht and bullaun stone toward burials hidden inside. The island has kept its dead within reachable sight of worship, while the sea has taken everything the enclosure did not refuse.

Immediately to the N of an early Christian church (GA076-011001-) and enclosing a graveyard (LF076-011002-). This subrectangular enclosure (ext. dims. 17.8m E-W; 16.2m N-S) is partly constructed of large granite slabs laid on edge with a rubble core. The W and N (max. H 1.5m; Wth c. 1.2m) walls are best preserved and external wall-facing is visible on the N wall. A clearly defined entrance gap (Wth 1m), marked by two large boulders, is roughly centrally located in the W wall. Within the interior, almost opposite the entrance gap, is a leacht (GA076-011005-) with a cross-slab (GA076-011006-). A bullaun stone (GA076-011004-) lies to the SW of the leacht. Compiled by: Olive Alcock Date of upload: 28 April 2014

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