Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Burial mound
Annagh (kilconnell By.), County Galway, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Annagh (kilconnell By.)
- County
- Galway
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 53.37974, -8.44514
- SMR number
- GA073-007----
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Shown on 4 historical map sheets, the earliest the 1753 "Mappa geographica Regni Hiberniae" (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
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The National Monuments Service's description
On gently undulating farmland immediately NE of a byroad. Originally a stony circular mound (D 35m, H 5.5m), the SW half was completely removed in 1977 during road widening. This revealed a cist composed of at least six slabs, only three of which remain in situ, though now partially slipped. These indicate a chamber (Wth c. 1.5m, H c. 1.8m ext.) aligned approximately NE-SW. According to local information, a quantity of bone was removed from the cist.
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
Nearby in the register
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Quarryunder 1 mi
- Quarryunder 1 mi
- Mill - cornunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.