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Mound in Ballynacloghy

Mound

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On the brow of a gentle S-facing slope in undulating grassland overlooking Loughnahulla Bay. This oval flat-topped mound (12m E-W; 11.6m N-S; H c. 0.8-1.5m) is well-preserved. Adjoining it at S is a short spur. (McCaffrey 1952, 18, no. 14) Compiled by: Galway Archaeological Survey, UCG Date of upload: 11 November 2019
Neolithic passage tomb; dates to the 4th–3rd millennium BCE. Its location and form suggest it was part of a broader ritual landscape associated with early farming communities in the region.

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