What is recorded here

In undulating grassland. A circular grassed-over stony mound (D 16m, H c. 1m), in fair condition, with a deep cone-shaped depression at centre. A shallow encircling fosse is visible from S to W tp N. A field wall abuts the monument at N and S. (ASGAP 226:53) The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Galway Vol. II - North Galway'. Compiled by Olive Alcock, Kathy de hÓra and Paul Gosling (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1999). Date of upload: 05 August 2010

Neolithic passage tomb, c. 3500–2500 BCE. Its central depression and encircling fosse suggest ritual or ceremonial significance typical of early funerary monuments in the region.

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