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Close to highest point about midway along the island. Noted by O'Flaherty in 1684 as being dedicated to 'Brian Boramy (King of Ireland)' (Hardiman 1846, 115) and said to have run red at the time of his death (info. T. Robinson). It consists today of a natural hollow at the foot of a mass of bare rock which is delimited by a small, roughly square (L/Wth 1.15m) dry stone enclosure with an entrance at N. Though noted in some numbers by Macalister (1896a, 204-5), no offerings are now visible. A cross-slab (GA021-026007-) decorated on both faces lies beside it. (O'Flanagan 1927, Vol. 3, 77)
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
The following image has been uploaded: GA021-026006-_02.JPG View from N
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