What is recorded here

Monument is a wayside cairn in County Galway, Ireland. It marks a route rather than a grave, guiding travellers through open country. People may have stacked its stones after storms or simply to prove they had passed that point. The act of building repeated the route in stone, making memory visible.

The Archaeological Survey of Ireland (ASI) is in the process of providing information on all monuments on The Historic Environment Viewer (HEV). Currently the information for this record has not been uploaded. To access available information for research purposes please make an appointment in advance with the Archive Unit (open Fridays 10.00 am – 5.00 pm), Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, The Custom House, Dublin 1 D01W6XO or email NMarchive@housing.gov.ie.

The monument record does not grant public access. Check the route and ask the landowner before entering private land.