What is recorded here

At the eastern edge of a ridge above Streamstown Bay, a ruined court tomb lies half-swallowed by a sixteen-metre mound. Its narrow gallery still points east-northeast, divided into two chambers by crossed jambs, while three northern stones and a curved southern line mark the vanished entrance. A later house stands at the mound's north end, suggesting people lived beside the dead for generations. The bay below reflects light into the broken chamber, keeping the old shape alive in water and shadow.

At E end of a ridge overlooking the inner reaches of Streamstown Bay to S. This partially ruined tomb is incorporated in a mound (L 16m, Wth 12m). At E are remains of a court. The N arm is formed of three stones in line with the gallery side, and S arm is represented by a curved line of stones. The gallery, aligned ENE-WSW (L c. 6m, Wth c. 1.9m), is divided into two chambers by a pair of transversely set jambs; S side of E chamber is missing. The remains of a house (GA022-069003-) stand at N end of the mound. (de Valera and Ó Nualláin 1972, 9-10) 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 See linked document with details from Ruaidhrí de Valera and Seán Ó Nualláin, Survey of the Megalithic Tombs of Ireland. Volume III. Counties Galway, Roscommon, Leitrim, Longford, Westmeath, Laoighis, Offaly, Kildare, Cavan. (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1972).

Court tomb, dating to the Neolithic period (c. 3500–2500 BCE). Its layout, with a central court and radiating arms, reflects an early form of megalithic tomb architecture significant in the development of ceremonial and funerary practices in Ireland.

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