Cist Graves, flat cemetery in County Galway

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What is recorded here

In level grassland. This flat cemetery is defined by an irregular unenclosed area (23m N-S; 19.7m E-W) within which at least six slab-lined graves (L c. 1.2m; Wth c. 0.6m), aligned E-W, are visible. The monument is partially obscured by weeds and bushes. (McCaffrey 1952, 34, 199, no. 102; Killanin and Duignan 1967, 317) Compiled by: Galway Archaeological Survey, UCG Date of upload: 14 November 2019

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record GA103-145

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