The Seven Monuments

The Seven Monuments is an embanked stone circle and National Monument located in County Galway, Ireland.

Location
The stones stand by the roadside about 3.4 km (2 miles) southeast of Loughrea.

History
The Seven Monuments were erected c. 2500–500 BC.

Description
The Seven Monuments are an embanked stone circle with central cairn. The mound is 2 m high and 22 m across and each of the seven stones is a pillar 1 m high and 25 cm thick.

Nearby is a terraced mound which may have been an assembly-place.