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On a hill in undulating grassland. An enigmatic subcircular building (N-S 2.05m, E-W 1.97m, H 3.8m) constructed of stone and mortar. It is capped by a corbelled stone roof, conical in form, which springs from the inner edge of the side walls. A small chimney stack surmounts its apex. There is a robbed-out doorway at E, a small splayed window at W, and a fireplace at NE, to E of which are traces of a second window. Traces of a mortared floor survive in SW sector. The building is plastered internally, and the roof both externally and internally. According to local information, it was used as a lookout post to watch over flocks of sheep. Adjoining the monument at E is a small trapezoidal field (L 8m, Wth 1.5m) enclosed by a stone wall; possibly associated. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Galway Vol. II - North Galway'. Compiled by Olive Alcock, Kathy de hÓra and Paul Gosling (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1999). Date of upload: 05 August 2010