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Leachtmore

Cairn, unclassified
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On a rise in pastureland. This monument consists of a poorly preserved subcircular grassed-over cairn (NNW-SSE 15.5m, WSW-ENE 14m, H 0.8m), the NW section of which has been quarried out. II - North Galway'.

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record GA029-151

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  • National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
  • Maker not stated on source page, www.visitgalway.ie
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