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Road, gravel/stone trackway, peatland

What is recorded here

In bogland on NE shore of Loch Buaile. It consists of a bed of flat granite stones (Wth 1-1.5m, H 1m) traceable intermittently for c. 70m from the lake shore, curving towards NE. A lake dwelling (GA063-009----) lies c. 180m to SW. (Robinson 1985, 21) 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
A prehistoric trackway, likely Bronze Age in date, constructed of flat granite stones. Its significance lies in its function as a raised pathway across peatland, potentially linking settlements or facilitating movement around a lake.

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