What is recorded here
In cutaway bog on N-facing hillslope to S of Lough Sheeauns. Comprises a large number (over ten to date) of discontinuous stretches of pre-bog field walls which form no obvious pattern, and at least one possible field clearance cairn. They cover an area c, 700m E-W by 400m N-S and are visible as low stony banks. A cutting through one wall revealed it to be built of quartz boulders revetting a rubble core (Wth 1.6m, H 0.9m). These walls are part of a complex of monuments centred on Lough Sheeauns (GA022-006----); within the area occupied by the walls themselves is a court-tomb (GA022-106----), a stone row (GA022-060----), and the remains of a number of houses (GA022-113----), but their exact relationship to any of the walls is unknown. (Gibbons and Higgins 1988b)
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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