Grave Yd. GA004-002001- in Cloondergan

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Immediately S of a church (GA004-002----). On 1st ed. of OS 6-inch map, the church is shown within a small unnamed triangular-shaped enclosure (GA004-002003-) but by the time of 3rd ed. (1930), this has become subcircular (N-S c. 30m, E-W c. 25m) and is labelled 'Grave Yd.'. What survives is a subcircular enclosure (N-S 26.6m) originally completely enclosed by a tree-lined earthen bank (Wth 2.2m, H 1.1m max.). This is still intact from S through W to N but has been reduced elsewhere to a scarp by recent bulldozing. A gap at W could be original. Within the overgrown and rubble-strewn interior, and immediately to S and W of the church, some small set stones are still visible indicating graves oriented E-W. According to local information, this graveyard is believed to be a CBG, though some adult human bones were noticed during the bulldozing. Whether the encircling enclosure is associated with it or the early ecclesiastical enclosure (GA004-002002-) is unclear. II - North Galway'.

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record GA004-002001

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