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On N side of the valley between Ballynakill Lough and Cleggan Bay. The remains of this tomb comprise a gallery (L c. 5m, Wth 1.5m) aligned ENE-WSW. The S side of the gallery is incorporated in a fence. At E are two fine entrance jambs. The gallery is divided into two chambers by a high sill, flanked by imbricated sidestones acting as jambs. The W portion of the inner, E chamber is covered by a large roofstone. Slight traces of a mound are visible immediately N of the gallery. See also GA022-006----. (de Valera and Ó Nualláin 1972, 7-8)
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
See linked document with details from Ruaidhrí de Valera and Seán Ó Nualláin, Survey of the Megalithic Tombs of Ireland. Volume III. Counties Galway, Roscommon, Leitrim, Longford, Westmeath, Laoighis, Offaly, Kildare, Cavan. (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1972).
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