Barrow in Cloonmain, County Galway

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What is recorded here

In low-lying pastureland immediately to the SSW of a rath (GA098-078001-). This circular ring-barrow (diam. 24m), in fair condition, comprises a low central mound (diam. 5.3m; max. H 0.47m) encircled by a fosse and external bank. A trackway abuts the bank at N. Compiled by: Galway Archaeological Survey, UCG Date of upload: 12 August 2019

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record GA098-078002

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