House in Carn, County Galway

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What is recorded here

Noted during aerial reconnaissance in November 1987 (ASGAP 375:60), this subcircular house (9.5m E-W; 8.5m N-S), located in the SE section of a field (see GA105-209----), is defined by a bank of earth and stone (Wth 1.5m; int. H 0.5m; ext. H 0.3m). The interior slopes to the S and two nettle-filled hollows are visible within it.

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record GA105-219

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