What is recorded here

On the summit of a ridged promontory jutting out into Lough Corrib. A rectangular cist-like structure exposed in the face of a quarry. Excavation in 1986 revealed it to have been aligned ENE-WSW but previously unroofed and both ends robbed (L >2.2m, Wth 0.44m, H 0.39m). (Casey 1988a) 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 Bronze Age cist tomb; its location on a prominent promontory suggests ritual or funerary significance.

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