What is recorded here
Part of Baile na mBocht (GA110-162----); in a recently cleared field. A roughly circular grassed-over mound of earth and stone (D c. 11m) was noted here in 1975 (pers. comm. J. Waddell). No visible surface trace survives.
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 roughly circular earthen and stone mound, likely a Neolithic burial mound or cairn; its significance is unclear due to lack of visible surface features or archaeological investigation.
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- What survives
- Recorded monument
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