What is recorded here

Barrow is a small conical mound on the eastern edge of Dunmore town in County Galway, sitting on a glacial ridge beside the Sinking River and an old fair green. It may have marked a burial or ceremonial place from the Bronze Age or earlier, with a hollow way approaching it along the ridge. People have lived around it for centuries, walking past it during fairs and ordinary days while the dead and memory remained hidden beneath the soil.

Some 70m to the W of a rath (GA104-065----). Classified by McCaffrey (1952, 18, no. 149) as a tumulus and described as being 'circular; overall diameter 55 feet; 2 feet 7 inches in height [diam. 16.8m; H 0.7m]'. He also noted the presence of 'stone slabs indicative of a cist'. No visible surface trace survives. Compiled by: Galway Archaeological Survey, UCG Date of upload: 11 November 2019

Mound barrow, likely dating to the Early Bronze Age. Its classification as a tumulus indicates a burial monument, reflecting early ceremonial or funerary practices in the region.

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