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On a S-facing slope overlooking Streamstown Bay. This tomb, fairly well preserved but lacking a roof, consists of a large single chamber (L 3.5m, Wth c. 1.7m) aligned NNW-SSE, with its rear set close to an escarpment of outcropping rock. The W side of the chamber is formed of three stones and the E side of two stones. The entrance, at S, is marked by two tall, well-matched portal stones set inside the line of the adjoining sidestones. A single set stone stands to S of W portal. Traces of a mound survive to S and W. While it can be classified as a portal-tomb, the possibility of it being the rear chamber of a court-tomb cannot be excluded.
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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