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Dolmen in Greenville

Anomalous stone group
Dolmen in Greenville
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What is recorded here

In grassland. Marked on 3rd ed. of OS 6-inch map (1932) as a small mound (D c. 10m). Described by de Valera and Ó Nualláin (1972, 28) as 'three large blocks … and three smaller stones … on top of a small grassy mound' (H 0.65m). They suggested that it may be 'largely natural' and it is traditionally known as a mass rock. II - North Galway'.

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record GA060-105

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  • Maker not stated on source page, monumentalireland.ie
  • National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
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  • Kmcnamee, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0
  • Maker not stated on source page, www.galwaydaily.com
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