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Mote, barrow in County Galway (GA104-009----)

Barrow, ring-barrow
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On an esker ridge, c. 40m to the SW of a rath (GA104-008001-). This circular ring-barrow (diam. 15.7m) is definded by a low flat-topped mound (diam. 6.5m; H 1m) encircled by a fosse and external bank of earth and stone. The centre of the mound has been disturbed and no visible surface trace of the fosse and bank survive from NW through N to SE (SMR file). (McCaffrey 1952, 24, 208, no. 26; 1955, 221; Killanin and Duignan 1967, 190) Compiled by: Galway Archaeological Survey, UCG Date of upload: 9 August 2019

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record GA104-009

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GA104-009----
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