Barrow

In flat pastureland. This poorly preserved overgrown ring-barrow (diam. 25m) comprises a central platform (diam. c. 13m; H 0.9-1m) surrounded by a fosse. In 1953 Duignan (SMR file) noted traces of a ‘bank demolished in places’; no visible surface trace survives. The interior is planted with coniferous trees. A number of field-clearance spoil heaps have been piled along the edge of fosse. Other ring-barrows (GA114-130----, GA114-132---- and GA114-135----) lie c. 200m to the NE, c. 260m to the ENE and c. 90m to the SW respectively. Compiled by: Galway Archaeological Survey, UCG Date of upload: 14 August 2019

A ring-barrow, likely dating to the Early Bronze Age, representing a type of burial monument associated with the initial spread of metallurgy in Ireland. Its construction and form reflect early funerary practices involving central platforms and surrounding ditches.