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Kiladangan
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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
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