Barrow

In level grassland. A well-preserved subcircular barrow (N-S 28.65m, E-W 25.9m) comprising a central mound (H c. 1.5m max.) encircled by an internal fosse and external bank. The bank is overlain by a field wall at E, and disturbed internally at E and S by a pathway. The mound, which is denuded at S, contains a slight central depression. Two other barrows (GA042-216----, GA042-217----) lie to SW. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Galway Vol. II - North Galway'. Compiled by Olive Alcock, Kathy de hÓra and Paul Gosling (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1999). Date of upload: 05 August 2010

Bowl barrow, likely dating to the Early Bronze Age (c. 2000–1500 BCE). Its construction with an internal fosse and external bank reflects a significant investment in ritual landscape and burial practice in the region.