What is recorded here
In farmland, c. 40m to the ESE of the site of a rath (GA104-019----). According to McCaffrey (1952, 24, no. 55; 1955, 222), this circular ring-barrow (diam. 37m) was defined by a low flat-topped mound (diam. 17.7m; H c. 0.42m) encircled by a fosse and external bank. It was subsequently bulldozed (Topgr. Files, NMI) and no visible surface trace survives. However, its outline is clearly visible as a cropmark on aerial imagery taken in 2018 (Google 2019).
Compiled by: Galway Archaeological Survey, UCG
Date of upload: 9 August 2019
Circular ring-barrow, likely dating to the Early Christian or Early Medieval period. Its association with a nearby rath suggests a possible funerary or ceremonial function within a broader settlement landscape.
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