What is recorded here
From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record GA104-173
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- Computer-made picture. It does not show this monument.
- National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
- Mac McCarron, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0
- Mike Searle, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
Architectural fragment in LavallyconorArchitectural fragment · 1 ydComputer-made pictureExplorer Tom Architectural fragment in Lavallyconor is like finding half a sentence in a book. The builder must have been thinking about lunch when he stopped. A proper spot for a flask of tea and a big think about where your life went wrong.
Anomalous stone group in LavallyconorAnomalous stone group · 137 ydComputer-made pictureExplorer Tom Anomalous stone group in Lavallyconor is just a pile of rocks having a disagreement. Nobody knows why they’re there, so I say it's an art piece. Bring wellies and low expectations, leave delighted that you didn't trip over them.
Fairy fort / stone ringfort in LavallyconorFairy fort / stone ringfort · 174 ydComputer-made pictureExplorer Tom Fairy fort / stone ringfort in Lavallyconor has vanished so completely it might be a ghost with commitment issues. Get a photo with it before it gets a better agent and moves to a place with more stones.
Burial in LavallyconorBurial · 241 ydComputer-made pictureExplorer Tom Burial in Lavallyconor is another blank slate with no description uploaded yet. It holds the fake world record for being the most mysterious spot in County Galway. Perfect place to be dramatically windswept while pretending you know exactly what’s buried there.
Cist GraveHouse, indeterminate date · 241 ydComputer-made pictureExplorer Tom Cist Grave in Lavallyconor is a house of indeterminate date, which means nobody knows what year it’s from or what it smells like. The map makers probably just guessed and went home early. Bring a camera and your most suspicious face.
Childrens Burial GroundChildren's burial ground · 354 ydComputer-made pictureExplorer Tom Childrens Burial Ground in Parkaloughan is inside a rath, which is like living in a fancy stone apartment complex. The stones are all over the place with no pattern, just pure chaotic energy from the past. Ten minutes here and you'll have a yarn for the pub that’ll make everyone look at you sideways.
Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in ParkaloughanFairy fort / earthen ringfort · 372 ydComputer-made pictureExplorer Tom Fairy fort in Parkaloughan has a children's burial ground inside, which is spooky but polite. Best seen with a hangover and a warm sausage roll.
Settlement cluster in LavallyconorSettlement cluster · 385 ydComputer-made pictureExplorer Tom Settlement cluster in Lavallyconor is where people lived when they didn’t have Wi-Fi or excuses. It would describe the 1800s to a teenager as 'hard work without the Instagram.' Go now, before it gets famous.
Castle TaylorCountry house · 1.5 miExplorer Tom Castle Taylor in Castletaylor South would describe the 1800s as “a bit rough on the knees, but great for drama”. It mixes medieval and Gothic styles like a fashion disaster that somehow works. Bring a jacket, the wind off the bay is no joke at all.
bridge1.8 miExplorer Tom Bridge in Ballylin West looks like it’s doing a flex, all that heavy rustication just to show off its engineering muscles. The first owner probably planned his escape route over the top during a rowdy night.
Site of Kilcolgan CastleCastle, tower house · 4.1 miExplorer Tom Site of Kilcolgan Castle in Kilcolgan is basically a ghost with a property dispute. The builder must have been thinking about lunch while laying the foundation, because it vanished before the paint dried. Bring curiosity, leave with a better story than mine.
_-_geograph.org.uk_-_1953586.jpg/250px-Castles_of_Connacht,_Ballymaquiff,_Galway_(1)_-_geograph.org.uk_-_1953586.jpg "Photo: Mike Searle, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0")
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