What is recorded here
That is the largest chamber recorded in this list. It is a man-made underground passage within the northwest quadrant of a Galway ringfort. A shallow seven-metre depression leads to its remains, but no visible chamber or chamber measurement survives at the named place. The passage and chamber belong to one and the same forgotten building.
Within NW quadrant of ringfort (GA073-133----). A poorly preserved Man-made underground passage is indicated by shallow depression (L c. 7m) leading to the remains of a drystone-built rectangular chamber (L 3.5m, Wth 1.6m)
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
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- What survives
- Recorded monument
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