What is recorded here

In pasture, on a W-facing slope below the crest of a flat-topped ridge; immediately W of a road and overlooking the Owenmore River to W. An oval flat-topped earthen mound (diam. 22m; H 3m) with sloping sides. The mound has been eroded by cattle giving it a terraced appearance. It is overgrown mainly with small trees. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Sligo' compiled by Ursula Egan, Elizabeth Byrne, Mary Sleeman with Sheila Ronan and Connie Murphy (Dublin Stationery Office, 2005). Attached images: SL030-016----_01.JPG Viewed from E SL030-016----_02.JPG Viewed from NE Date of upload: 18 January 2008

Bowl barrow, dating to the Early Bronze Age (c. 2000–1500 BCE). It represents a significant funerary monument type associated with early ceremonial and burial practices in the British Isles.

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