
What is recorded here
On a bare terrace of limestone pavement, 0.6km NW of the village of Cill Mhuirbhigh, Inis Mór. Known locally as Bullán Mhaolodhair (Robinson 1980), it consists of a small natural cavity in the limestone over which is an oval drystone cairn (2.3m by 1.4m, H 0.7m). Some modern offerings are visible. (O'Flanagan 1927a, Vol. 3, 383; Westropp 1895, 260)
The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Galway Vol. I - West Galway'. Compiled by Paul Gosling (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1993).
Date of upload: 05 August 2010
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- What survives
- Recorded monument
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