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Mound in Eochaill (bar. Árainn)

Mound

What is recorded here

Part of Baile na mBocht (GA110-162----); in a narrow N-S-running gully. An irregularly shaped grassed-over mound composed mainly of stone (NW-SE 21.3m, NE-SW 14m, H 1.5m) with an irregular central depression. It is cut by a stone wall at NW and SE. (Robinson 1980) 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
Neolithic passage tomb; dates to the 4th–3rd millennium BCE. Its construction and positioning suggest ritual significance within a broader prehistoric landscape.

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