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Part of Baile na mBocht (GA110-162----); in level cleared pastureland. Kinahan (1869d, 26, no. 9) refers to two 'Cnocáns [see also GA110-117----] that have been dismantled, and the ruins of the cells exposed. These cells were circular, 24 feet [7.3m] in diameter, and seem to have been of a regular beehive shape'. No visible surface traces survive. Three rectangular drystone structures visible in the field appear to be modern: (a) an animal shelter (L 3.8m, Wth 2.5m); (b) immediately to N are grassed-over remains (L >9.5m, Wth 4.9m); (c) to N of this again are the fragmentary remains (L >4.8m, Wth > 1.1m) of a third structure. Some of the stone from the clochans may have been reused in their construction. (Robinson 1980)
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). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research.
Updated by: Olive Alcock
Date of revised upload: 1 August 2017
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