What is recorded here
On level limestone. This clochan was oval in plan externally (L 11.3m, Wth 10.4m) but rectangular internally (L 5.3m, Wth 3.5m). Roof corbelling survives at NE and there was a doorway in W end-wall. The interior is now rubble-filled.
The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Galway Vol. I - West Galway'. Compiled by Paul Gosling (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1993).
Date of upload: 05 August 2010
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- What survives
- Recorded monument
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