<< Our Photo Pages >> Na Seacht dTeampaill - Early Christian Sculptured Stone in Ireland (Republic of) in Co. Galway
Submitted by jwells0612 on Thursday, 07 May 2020 Page Views: 1703
Early Medieval (Dark Age)Site Name: Na Seacht dTeampaill Alternative Name: The Seven ChurchesCountry: Ireland (Republic of) County: Co. Galway Type: Early Christian Sculptured Stone
Nearest Village: Eoghanacht
Latitude: 53.145900N Longitude: 9.7775W
Condition:
| 5 | Perfect |
| 4 | Almost Perfect |
| 3 | Reasonable but with some damage |
| 2 | Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site |
| 1 | Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks |
| 0 | No data. |
| -1 | Completely destroyed |
| 5 | Superb |
| 4 | Good |
| 3 | Ordinary |
| 2 | Not Good |
| 1 | Awful |
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| 5 | Can be driven to, probably with disabled access |
| 4 | Short walk on a footpath |
| 3 | Requiring a bit more of a walk |
| 2 | A long walk |
| 1 | In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find |
| 0 | No data. |
| 5 | co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates |
| 4 | co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map |
| 3 | co-ordinates scaled from a bad map |
| 2 | co-ordinates of the nearest village |
| 1 | co-ordinates of the nearest town |
| 0 | no data |
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jeffrep visited on 30th Jun 2002 - their rating: Cond: 3 Amb: 5 Access: 4 Second visit on April 22, 2008 on my second visit to Inishmore, Aran Islands. It is, indeed as jwells0612 says, a beautiful place to visit.
Situated near the village of Eoghanacht in the western part of Inishmore, this site consists, despite the name, of two churches -- Teampall Bhreacain (begun in the 8th Century) and Teampall an Phoill (from the 15th Century) -- as the other buildings are the dwellings of the monks. Teampall Bhreacain is the largest building and the main church on the site. Nearby is the burial place, marked by a fragment of stone, of St. Breacan. St. Breacan came to the Aran Islands in the late 5th-early 6th Century, around the same time as St. Enda.
A number of other gravestones are found at the site. Four inscribed stone pillars, the oldest on the site, stand out marking a number of graves behind them. Also, there are the remains of two high crosses, one in the monastic grounds and the other in a nearby field.
Na Seacht dTeampaill is a beautiful place to visit, surrounded by the stapled green hills and oceanside views of the Aran Islands. It certainly gives you the feeling of solitude that was sought after by those paying a visit in the old times. The remainders of the churches are standing and are a very good experience to stop by and enjoy during your time in Inishmore.
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