What is recorded here

Barrow is a thirty-six-metre ring of earth in Galway pasture, holding a central flat space and a deep surrounding ditch. Cattle graze beside its unbroken curve while the gap in the northwest quadrant waits for explanation. The barrow is not a distant archaeological curiosity; it is a shaped feature of the living field, marking human patience and the continuity of the land.

In pastureland. This very well-defined circular ring-barrow (overall diam. 36.2m) is defined by a central flat-topped area (diam. c. 7.5m; H 0.1m) that is level with the surrounding field or perhaps slightly lower that it. The fosse is wide and deep and the outer bank is also wide and flat and slopes to the external field level. A gap in the NW quadrant may be modern. A slight depression in the central area may indicate disturbance. A rath (GA114-131----) lies c. 25m to the SE. Compiled by: Galway Archaeological Survey, UCG Date of upload: 30 August 2018 This monument is subject to a preservation order made under the National Monuments Acts 1930 to 2014 (PO no. 4/1956).

Ring-barrow, likely dating to the Early Bronze Age. This type of monument is significant as a rare and well-preserved example of a circular burial mound, reflecting early funerary practices in the region.

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