What is recorded here

In low-lying grassland. A circular barrow (D 56m), in fair condition, comprising a flat raised central platform (D 24.2m, H c. 1m) encircled by a wide internal fosse (Wth c. 5.5m), a berm and an external bank. (Wilde 1872, 60) 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

Neolithic circular barrow, dating to the 4th–3rd millennium BCE. Its complex structure, including an internal fosse and central platform, reflects early ceremonial burial practices and earthwork engineering in Ireland.

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