Leacht in Inishmurray

Located within a small stone-built enclosure (SL001-013001-). This is a National Monument (no. 117) in state ownership. Traditionally known as Treenode More (Tríonóid Mór or ‘Great Trinity [Leacht]’), this leacht stands centrally within the enclosure and is a well-made rectilinear cairn of evenly course flat stones, brought to a fair finish on all sides and a flat upper surface. It measures 1.53 m east/west by 1.4 m north/south and is 0.8m high. A fine cross-slab (SL001-013002-) surmounts. The leacht is remarkably well preserved, perhaps rebuilt on at least one occasion. Another leacht (SL001-014001-), known as Treenode Beg, is located outside the enclosure, a few meters to W. The above description is derived from the results of a survey of the archaeological monuments on Inishmurray undertaken in 1997-1999, and published in: Jerry O’Sullivan and Tomás Ó Carragáin 2008 Inishmurrary. Monks and pilgrims in an Atlantic landscape. Volume 1: Archaeological Survey and Excavations 1997-2000. Cork. The Collins Press. Date of upload: 19 February 2018

Leacht in Inishmurray is traditionally associated with early Christian worship and is believed to have been a site of pilgrimage or religious observance, linked to the spread of Christianity in the region. The structure's name and form suggest a connection to the veneration of the Holy Trinity, though specific saints or local folklore are not clearly documented.