Enclosure in Slievefin, County Galway

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What is recorded here

On a ridge in pastureland overlooking lower land to N and NW. Marked on 3rd ed. of OS 6-inch map (1933) as an oval enclosure (NW-SW c. 35m, E-W 20m). The monument has been completely levelled and no visible surface trace survives. The presence of barley stubble suggests that the subsurface features may have been disturbed by ploughing. II - North Galway'.

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record GA057-142

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Childrens Burial GroundChildren's burial ground · 1028 ydTom: I’m here to help · Computer-made picture. It does not show this monument.

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