What is recorded here

In gently undulating pastureland. A circular barrow (D 22.9m), in fair condition, consisting of a slightly raised central area (D c. 4m, H 0.2m) encircled by a bank. There are slight traces of a fosse, between the central area and the bank, and of an external fosse from NW through N to SE. 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

Iron Age ring-barrow, dating to between 800 BCE and 43 CE. Its circular design and fosse suggest a significant ceremonial or elite burial, reflecting social stratification in Iron Age communities.

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