Barrow in Cappasallagh, County Galway

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What is recorded here

On a rise in pastureland within the former demesne of Earlstown House. This roughly circular ring-barrow (diam. 14.2m), in fair condition, is defined by a flat-topped earthen mound (diam. 10m; H 0.3m) which is surrounded by a fosse and a low external bank. Several mature trees are growing on the mound. Two tree ring enclosures lie c. 50m to SE and NW. The barrow may have been reused as a landscape feature.

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record GA118-017

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National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
Willow, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 2.5
Maker not stated on source page, za.pinterest.com
Portumna Camogie Club (photographer not named), portumnacamogie.ie
Sitomon, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
Maker not stated on source page, www.galwaytourism.ie
C O'Flanagan, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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