Settlement cluster in Tonaroasty, County Galway

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What is recorded here

To the E of Loughrea town in an area of in rough grazing land. Within a roughly rectangular area (c. 380m N-S; c. 210m E-W) at least eleven rectangular house sites (average L 11.6m; Wth 6.3m) defined by grassed-over foundations are visible. Several associated outbuildings and small fields are also evident. There is a low arched gateway in the field wall to S. A cashel (GA105-189001-) lies in the S half. The monument was taken into Ownership under the National Monuments Acts 1930 to 2014 - National Monument 643.

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record GA105-189

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