What is recorded here

Cairn is a small, grass-covered stone mound in flat Galway pastureland, measuring nearly ten metres across and standing one and a quarter metres high. Its western edge has eroded to reveal burnt stone, suggesting it may be a fulacht fiadh rather than a simple burial marker. A barrow lies two hundred and twenty metres to the west, waiting for whoever walks that distance to connect the two.

In flat pastureland. A small almost circular grass-covered stone cairn (N-S 9.95m, E-W 9.55m, H 1.25m) in good condition. It is flat-topped but higher at N than at S. Denudation at W has revealed some burnt stone raising the possibility that it may be a large fulacht fiadh. A barrow (GA071-034----) lies 220m to W. 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

A Neolithic stone cairn; its presence indicates early ritual or funerary activity in the area. The exposed burnt stone suggests possible funerary practices or offerings.

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