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Grave, burial in County Galway (GA035-059----)

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GA035-059----
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In a slightly sloping pasture field to N of Galway road on E outskirts of Clifden town. All that survives is a small rectangular area of small stones (L 3.3m, Wth 1.75m, H 0.35m), aligned N-S. A similar pile of stones, lying a short distance to N, is also held locally to be a grave. There is also a burial ground (GA035-060----) c. 200m to NW. I - West Galway'.

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record GA035-059

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  • National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
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