What is recorded here

On top of a limestone bluff c. N260m NW of Dún Eochla (GA110-138----). A horseshoe-shaped grassed-over mound of earth and stone (NE-SW c. 15.6m, NW-SE 11.8m, H 0.9m) opening towards SE. Close by to SW are traces of a D-shaped enclosure (L 9m, Wth 7.8m) defined by a low bank (H 0.3m, Wth 2m). 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

A Neolithic passage tomb; significant as a rare example of a horseshoe-shaped mound in the region, possibly associated with early ritual or burial practices.

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