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At a T-junction, near Summerville Lake. Claffey (1983, 163) refers to 'a beehive cairn' which was destroyed by quarrying in the 1940s. He described it as 'a mosscovered monument, about one metre high, with an inscription, unrecorded, on a flat stone on top.' According to OS Letters (O' Flanagan 1927, Vol. 1, 235), the inscription commemorated 'Loughlin Kelly' and his wife, and was dated 1646.
The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Galway Vol. II - North Galway'. Compiled by Olive Alcock, Kathy de hÓra and Paul Gosling (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1999).
Date of upload: 05 August 2010
This remains an important historical record, but the official description says the monument is no longer visible or has been destroyed.
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