What is recorded here
From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record GA118-001
Places near here
Photo credits
- National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
- Maker not stated on source page, commons.wikimedia.org
- Maker not stated on source page, www.pinterest.com
- Maker not stated on source page, monumentalireland.ie
- Maker not stated on source page, www.visitgalway.ie
- Maker not stated on source page, uk.pinterest.com
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