House in Úraid, County Galway

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What is recorded here

On NW slope of Cnoc Úraid c. 175m SW of a stone pair (GA052-007----). It is a subcircular structure (N-S 10.9m, E-W 9m) built of large boulders and utilising areas of rock outcrop. The wall is poorly defined along eastern side, and there is a possible entrance at W. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Galway Vol. I - West Galway'.

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record GA052-006

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