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On rough hillside c. 420m NE of Loch na hAibhne Gairbhe. Known locally as Tobar na gCreigeán or An Tobar Beannaithe (GA052-001----), it consists of a natural irregular hollow (bullaun) in a rock outcrop with a small drystone-built stone shrine over it on which are wooden crosses and coins. Six small cairns (H c. 0.5m), probably penitential stations (GA052-001001-), are visible on boulders nearby: there used to be more until a priest destroyed them a generation or two ago (info. T. Robinson). Not visited.
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: 04 August 2016
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