What is recorded here
In undulating pastureland. A table-tomb (L 2.3m, Wth 1.9m, H 0.5m) of mass-concrete construction with an illegible inscription and a cross on top is locally believed to be the burial place of a mother and son who died 'of the black death'.
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
A table-tomb, likely medieval in origin, with a cross and illegible inscription; its local tradition associates it with a tragic family burial but lacks broader archaeological or historical identification.
The monument record does not grant public access. Check the route and ask the landowner before entering private land.
- What survives
- Recorded monument
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