What is recorded here
On an E-W-running limestone terrace overlooked by Dun Onaght (GA110-020----) to SSW. It consists of the poorly preserved remains of a rectangular drystone structure (NNE-SSW: L 8.10m, Wth 5.4m, H 0.3m) with inner and outer wall facings. There is an entrance (Wth 0.4m) at ESE and traces of an internal division are visible. (Robinson 1980)
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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