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Gorteen Grave Yard — Iorras Beag Thiar

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Close to the sand-dunes on SE-facing slope overlooking Port na Feadóige. Indicated on 1st ed. of OS 6-inch map as a small, roughly oval enclosed area (c. 30m by c. 15m). Now enlarged into a roughly rectangular graveyard and enclosed by field walls. The interior slopes from NW to SE and contains both modern and plain boulder-marked graves. An extensive shell midden, (GA063-002----) lies to SW. (Bigger 1895, 728) 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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