Megalithic structure

The National Monuments Service's description

On a NE-facing slope in the saddle between Turlough Hill and Slievcarran with clear views of south Galway and northeast Clare. A long cairn crossing over the Clare/Galway border with most of it in Funshin More townland on the Galway side. An unusual long sinuous cairn (L c. 95m; Wth c. 6m) often comprising large slabs. The uphill or W end has been partly destroyed with stones removed to build nearby walls. At the E end the cairn turns sharply northwards and at the terminus there are some large boulders indicating a formal end to the structure at this point. Two-thirds along its length towards the E are the remains of what seems to be a megalithic chamber indicated by a number of slabs set on edge in the centre of the cairn. The chamber-like structure (c. 5m x 2m) is oriented along the long axis of the cairn. No passage or entrance was identified. (Bergh 2008, 28-9; Bergh et al. 2016)

Compiled by: Mary Tunney

Date of upload: 24 November 2020

References

Bergh, S. 2008 Surveying Turlough Hill. In Comber, M. and Jones, C. (compilers) Burren landscape and settlement. An Irish National Strategic Archaeolgical Research (INSTAR) project, 22-30. The Heritage Council.

Bergh, S., Ó Maoldúin, R. and McCarthy, N. 2016 The archaeology of Turlough Hill. In The Irish Quaternary Association Field Guide No. 33, 18-25