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Barrow

Barrow, unclassified

What is recorded here

Barrow is an unclassified circular earthwork in flat Galway pastureland, holding a hollow, featureless chamber beneath a wide round-topped bank. It has no visible entrance or fosse, suggesting either a buried passage or a deliberately sealed void. Sixty metres southwest, a holy well still marks the landscape, linking the hidden chamber to older practices of water, memory and transformation.
In flat pastureland. This circular barrow (D 11m int.), consisting of a wide earthen round-topped bank (Wth 9m, int. H 1.4m; ext. H 1.1m) was noted during aerial reconnaissance (ASGAP 226:47). The interior is hollow and featureless. There is no visible trace of an entrance gap or fosse. A holy well (GA028-016----) lies c. 60m to the SW. (Alcock et al. 1999, no. 1078) Updated by: Olive Alcock Date of revised upload: 13 May 2022

This remains an important historical record, but the official description says the monument is no longer visible or has been destroyed. The monument record does not grant public access. Check the route and ask the landowner before entering private land.

What survives
No visible remains or recorded as destroyed

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