What is recorded here

Knockmaa still holds a shallow circle of loose stone, seventy metres from its larger neighbour. The cairn may have been robbed for building material, reducing ancient intent to a scattered ring on the summit. What was placed there in darkness has partly returned to the hill, leaving behind a shape large enough to walk around but no longer tall enough to command attention.

On the summit of Knockmaa, c. 70m WSW of the largest cairn (GA042-064002-). A very poorly preserved subcircular cairn of loose stone (E-W 13.8m, N-S 13.6m, max. H 2m). Its appearance suggests that it may have been robbed for stone. 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

A Neolithic cairn, likely dating to the Early to Middle Bronze Age, representing a type of funerary monument common in upland areas of Ireland. Its poor preservation and signs of robbing suggest it may have been a target for antiquarian activity, reflecting the historical impact on such sites.

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