What is recorded here
On a natural rise in pastureland. This monument is a circular grassed-over stone cairn (D 13.35m, H 1.8m), in fair condition, with traces of disturbance at a number of points.
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
A circular stone cairn, likely dating to the Bronze Age; its significance is primarily archaeological as a surviving example of funerary or ritual monuments in the region.
The monument record does not grant public access. Check the route and ask the landowner before entering private land.
- What survives
- Recorded monument
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