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
A ring-barrow, likely dating to the Early Bronze Age, associated with a nearby rath, indicating a possible funerary or ceremonial function in a lowland pastoral setting.
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- What survives
- Recorded monument
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