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Kiladangan

Site/Artefact Kiladangan Type Archaeological Complex Site Number SMR Mayo 087 014 National Grid Reference 094280 East 282590 North Map ( 1:50000) Ordnance Survey Ireland, Discovery Series 31 List of Sites and Artefacts Click Here Interactive Map Click Here

Diagram showing the main elements of the Kiladangan Archaeological Complex (after Morahan, 2001) Stone Row at Kiladangan (Photo: Aidan Clarke)

Description
Kiladangan, meaning the wood of the stronghold or fortress is a complex of standing stone monuments including a row of standing stones, a pair of standing stones, a stone circle and three orthostats. The large oval shaped- bivallate enclosure which will one day perish to the advancing sea, guards a stone row consisting of four stones aligned NNE - SSW (Morahan, 2001). A remarkable event takes place here on the winter solstice (21st December) when the sun sets in a natural recess 2km directly SSW in the eastern shoulder of Croagh Patrick (Corlett, 2001). South-west of the stone row is a burnt mound, (fulacht fiadh).

Excavation Details
Not Available

Access/Ownership
Clew Bay Heritage Trail

References

• Corlett, C. 2001 Antiquities of West Mayo, Wordwell, Wicklow, p.113
• Corlett, C. 1998 The Prehistoric Ritual Landscape of Croagh Patrick, Co. Mayo, Journal of Irish Archaeology, vol. 9, pp 9-26
• Morahan, L. 2001 Croagh Patrick, Co. Mayo archaeology, landscape and people, Croagh Patrick Archaeological Committee, Mayo, p.109,p.154

Check out the following sections of the website for related information:

• The 'Linear Cemetery'

Mayo Sites and Artefacts

1. Mayo Abbey 2. Balla 3. Ballintubber Abbey 4. Tóchar Phadraig 5. Aghagower 6. Lankhill 7. Boheh 8. Croagh Patrick Summit 9. Carrownalurgan 10. Ardoley 11. Kiladangan 12. Glaspatrick 13. Shrawee 14. Clare Island - Strake 15. Clare Island - Lecarrow 16. Caher Island 17. Durless

18. Carrowmore 19. Knappaghmanagh 20. Cushalogurt 21. Carrowkeel Ecclesiastical Remains 22. Thornhill 23. Carrowkeel Murrisk 24. Carrowkeel Cahernaran 25. Carrowmacloughlin Cairn-1 26. Carrowmacloughlin Cairn-2 27. Carrowmacloughlin Cairn-3 28. Carrowmacloughlin/ Glencally/ Teevenacroaghy 29. Carrowmacloughlin Sweathouses 30. Glaspatrick Holy Well

31. Glaspatrick Rath-1 32. Glaspatrick Early Ecclesiastical Remains 33. Glaspatrick Ringfort 34. Glaspatrick Rath-2 35. Glaspatrick Ecclesiatical Remains 36. Glaspatrick Altar 38. Glaspatrick Graveyard 39. Murrisk Demesne Standing Stone-1 40. Murrisk Demesne Standing Stone-2 41. Murrisk Demesne Standing Stone-3 42. Teevenacroaghy

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