What is recorded here
In a bog-filled hollow overlooked by low ridges to E and W. A circular enclosure (D c. 30m) defined by wooden hazel posts with a centrally placed area of wicker matting. Uncovered during turf cutting; the wicker matting was destroyed but portions of the enclosure still survive in a turf bank (info. M. Gibbons). Not visited.
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
This remains an important historical record, but the official description says the monument is no longer visible or has been destroyed. The monument record does not grant public access. Check the route and ask the landowner before entering private land.
- What survives
- No visible remains or recorded as destroyed
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