What is recorded here
On a slight rise in low-lying pastureland. This well-preserved circular ring-barrow (overall diam. 19.5m) consists of a central flat-topped mound of earth and stone (diam. 8m; H 0.9m) encircled by a fosse and external bank. There is a gap in the bank at E. The area to the N of the monument has been quarried. (McCaffrey 1952, 28, no. 50b; 1955, 224)
Compiled by: Galway Archaeological Survey, UCG
Date of upload: 14 August 2017
Circular ring-barrow, likely dating to the Early Bronze Age. Its construction with a central mound, surrounding fosse, and external bank reflects a significant funerary tradition in the Irish landscape.
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- What survives
- Recorded monument
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