Barrow

Situated on a gentle E-facing slope. Subcircular mound (dims. 12.5m N-S; 11m E-W; H 1.5m) with a fosse (Wth 5m at W - 2.5m at E; D 1m) and an external bank (Wth 2.5m but up to 4m at E; H. 0.2-0.95m) (max. dims. 24m N-S; 25.5m E-W). The site has been truncated by a laneway and by a field boundary on NNE side. Shown on the 1838 OS 6-inch map as a small enclosure. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Wicklow' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1997). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload/revision: 2 October 2012 Revised by: Claire Breen

Bowl barrow, likely dating to the Early Bronze Age (c. 2000–1500 BCE). It represents a common form of burial monument in the British Isles, reflecting early communal burial practices and landscape organisation.