What is recorded here
That is the end of the available evidence for the named place. Wait for the completion report, then judge whether the story fits the facts.
On a rise in low-lying grassland. A small roughly circular mound (D 26m, H 2.5m), the E section of which has been quarried out revealing a gravelly core. This is now filled with field clearance. A small relatively modern stone-built hut abuts it at S and tree stumps are piled around the perimeter.
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
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- What survives
- Recorded monument
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