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Water mill

Water mill, horizontal-wheeled

What is recorded here

On N side of Inishbofin 220m SE of Bunnamullen Bay, on E side of a small stream. A fragmented granite millstone (D 0.7m, T 0.25m) came to light during a drainage scheme some years ago. Half of the bottom stone and all of the (broken) top stone survive. Probably the site of a horizontal mill. 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

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