Carn

On a low hill in gently undulating grassland. A well-preserved rectangular cist (NW-SE; L 1.8m, Wth 1.2m, H 1m) roofed by a single capstone; a smaller displaced stone probably capped NW corner. Traces of a low cairn (NE-SW 58.6m, N-S 54m, H 1.5m) are visible around it. According to local information, the monument was being quarried until the 'grave' was found. 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 rectangular cist tomb, c. 4000–2500 BCE; significant as a well-preserved example of early burial practice in the region.