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Cist in Fakeeragh

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On a ridge c. 70m NW of Loch an Ime. Rectangular cist, aligned E-W (L c. 1.65m, Wth c. 0.7m, H 0.28m). The side-walls are composed of thin slabs but E endstone and capstone are missing. Traces of a low irregular cairn (4m by 3.5m) are visible around it abutting against a rock outcrop immediately to N. (Gibbons 1988) 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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