1985:30 - KILLEANY, Galway
County: Galway
Site name: KILLEANY
Sites and Monuments Record No.: N/A
Licence number: —
Author: Con Manning, National Parks & Monuments Branch, Office of Public Works
Author/Organisation Address: —
Site type: Church
Period/Dating: Multi-period
ITM: E 489274m, N 706833m
Latitude, Longitude (decimal degrees): 53.100578, -9.653445
The excavation at Temple Benan was concentrated on dry stone structures close to the church. The earliest finds these produced were of 17th-century date. A few sherds of medieval pottery were found close to the church.
The work at Tighlagheany involved removal of sand from around the walls of the church. A cross-slab and portion of the head of a high cross were found.