What is recorded here

Wedge tomb in Scrahallia is a well-preserved chamber on the SW slopes of Cashel Hill in County Galway, Ireland. Its gallery runs east-west, measuring 3.1m long and 1.2m wide at the broader west end. A leaning transverse slab separates the main chamber from the portico, while a single slab roofs the 1.7m chamber. Closely set outer walling tapers to a point 1.5m east of the backstone, and faint mound traces still surround the monument.

On SW slopes of Cashel Hill. The monument is well preserved, consisting of a gallery aligned E-W (L 3.1m, Wth 1.2m at the broader W end). A transverse slab, leaning heavily outwards, separates the main chamber and portico. The former (L 1.7m) is roofed by a single slab. Closely set outer walling tapers to a point c. 1.5m E of the gallery's backstone. Traces of a mound survive around the monument. (Cooney 1986) 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

Wedge tomb, dating to the Late Neolithic or Early Bronze Age (c. 2500–1500 BCE). Its well-preserved structure and orientation are significant for understanding regional funerary practices and megalithic architecture in the area.

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