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Kiladangan
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Site/Artefact
Kiladangan
Type
Archaeological Complex
Site
Number
SMR Mayo 087 014
National Grid
Reference
094280 East
282590 North
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Discovery Series 31
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Diagram showing the
main elements of the
Kiladangan Archaeological Complex (after
Morahan, 2001)

Stone Row at Kiladangan
(Photo: Aidan Clarke)
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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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