Enclosure in Bracklagh, County Galway

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What is recorded here

On the summit of a low but prominent hillock in undulating grassland. Small roughly circular enclosure (D 7.6m) defined by a gravelly earthen bank. Opposing gaps at NW and SW could be original. Just S of centre is a faint mound. The siting and dimensions of the monument suggest that it may be a barrow, but it could also be the remains of a house. II - North Galway'.

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record GA030-018

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