What is recorded here
In a roadside field towards S end of Inis Meáin. An oblong grassed-over stone mound (NNE-SSW 6.2m, ESE-WNW 6.4m, H 0.9m), adjoined on WNW and SSW by small patches of loose stone. Traces of possible kerb-stones are visible on SE side. (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
A Neolithic long cairn, dating to the 4th–3rd millennium BCE. Its orientation and kerb-stone traces suggest ritual or funerary function typical of early megalithic traditions in western Ireland.
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- What survives
- Recorded monument
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