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Below HWM in a small inlet c. 130m SW of point where the td. boundary meets the coast. Known locally as Tobar Cholmcille, it was noted by O'Flaherty in 1684 (Hardiman 1846, 63). It consists of a smooth cylindrical hollow (D 0.18m) in a slanting rock. It is widely known and much frequented on 9th June. Not visited. (Robinson 1985, 43; O'Flanagan 1927a, Vol. 3, 149, 151)
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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