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In level pastureland to E of the old road from Moycullen to Oughterard. First recorded by O'Flaherty in 1684 (Hardiman 1846, 55-6), and known traditionally as 'Clough-more Legaun'. Described by Wilde as a 'large limestone flag... prostrated by the storm of 1839 and ... measures 121/2 feet [3.8m] long by 7 1/2 wide [2.3m], and is 13 inches thick [0.33m]' (1872, 304-5). Broken up in 1930s. (O'Flanagan 1927a, Vol. 3, 164)
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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