What is recorded here

Megalithic tomb in Loughauna is a possible burial chamber in a rocky defile beside Loch Ána. Its stones are scattered, but a narrow opening still faces northeast, inviting imagination about the people who placed them there. What is certain is that the ground kept a shape large enough to hold more than a person, and the rock still marks the edge of that forgotten room.

In a rocky defile to SE of Loch Ána. The monument is very ruined and is difficult to interpret. The remains of a possible chamber (L 2.5m, Wth c. 1.2m), opening to NE, can be distinguished among the rocks and boulders that litter the immediate area. It is possibly the remnants of a megalithic tomb. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Galway Vol. I - West Galway'. Compiled by Paul Gosling (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1993). Date of upload: 05 August 2010

Megalithic tomb in Loughauna is likely a portal dolmen dating to the Neolithic period. Its significance lies in representing early megalithic funerary practices in the region, though its ruined state limits detailed interpretation.

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