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Monumental structure in Galway Bay

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This is one of three intertidal art installations (see also GA094-141---- and GA094-143----) that were constructed in the early 1990s along the shoreline in the inner reaches of Galway Bay, below the High Water Mark, c. 75m to the SE of the rock armour protecting the walkway around South Park in the Claddagh. It was designed by Martin Byrne and Padraig Conway as part of the 'Solas Atlantis Galway 1993' project (http://www.carrowkeel.com/files/art/rubbings/index.html accessed 25 August 2015). The installation, clearly visible on aerial photographs (see http://binged.it/1LPr7Gj), is roughly subcircular in plan and is defined by a ring with a central core. The ring (24.2m N-S) consists of a spread of boulders (Wth 2.4m at N; 0.9m at S; H 0.1-0.2m) obscured by seaweed. It is most clearly visible from E to S to NNW and is visible intermittently from NNW to E. The central core (12.5m N-S) is also made up of boulders covered with seaweed. Compiled by: Olive Alcock Date of upload: 25 August 2015

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