What is recorded here
In flat pastureland. Marked on the 1921 edition of the OS 6-inch map as a small circular mound (diam. c. 10m). Apart from a low rise, no visible surface trace survives. Possibly a ring-barrow as a number occur in the area: see GA114-130----, GA114-132---- and GA114-134----.
Compiled by: Galway Archaeological Survey, UCG
Date of upload: 30 July 2019
Ring-barrow, likely dating to the Early Bronze Age. These burial monuments are significant for understanding early funerary practices and social structures in Ireland.
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- What survives
- Recorded monument
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