Portal tomb in Cloonlooaun

On N side of a valley c. 3km SE of Renvyle. The monument is greatly disturbed and is partly incorporated in an animal pen. It comprises the ruins of a chamber aligned NW-SE. The entrance, at SE, is marked by a tall portal stone flanking a doorstone. A sidestone, partly overlapping the portal, leans out to SW and a large upright slab, probably a displaced roofstone, leans against it. A second flat roofstone, to NW, overlies another large slab. The NE side of the monument is missing; an old field fence abuts the entrance on this side. While the precise design cannot be established with certainty, the monument appears to be of the portal-tomb class. 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

Portal tomb; Neolithic period. Its partly preserved chamber and prominent portal stone indicate a significant ritual or burial function in early Irish prehistory.