What is recorded here
Immediately N of the Galway-Roscommon road, along which the td. boundary runs. Marked on 3rd ed. of OS 6-inch map (1932) as a roughly pear-shaped area (N-S c. 40m, E-W c. 25m). This contrasts markedly with 1st ed. of OS 6-inch map where it is named 'Burial Ground' and is indicated by a very large circular area (D c.…
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From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record GA058-027002
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