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Cairn

Cairn, unclassified

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On the summit at NW end of Tully Mountain. Large oval cairn of angular stones and boulders (NW-SE c. 12m, NE-SW c. 8.5m, H c. 3.5m), its base enveloped by blanket bog. The OS 6-inch map (1898) shows a trigonometric point here. Another cairn (GA009-029----) stands at SE end of summit. (Gibbons and Higgins 1988d, 64, 66) 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
A large oval cairn, likely dating to the Bronze Age, situated on a mountain summit. Its location suggests a possible ceremonial or funerary function, though specific significance remains unrecorded.

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