What is recorded here
In Ballaghdacker Lough close to N shore. An overgrown circular earthen platform (D 28m, H 1.75m). A curving causeway connects the monument to N shore of the lake. A possible crannog (GA020-001----) lies c. 100m to S.
The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Galway Vol. II - North Galway'. Compiled by Olive Alcock, Kathy de hÓra and Paul Gosling (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1999).
Date of upload: 05 August 2010
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- What survives
- Recorded monument
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