What is recorded here

Situated on top of a hillock in undulating countryside. Small conical shaped earthen mound (top diam. 2.5m N-S; base diam. 5.2m N-S; H 1.2m) with several large rock protruding from the surface of the mound. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Offaly' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1997). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 23 May 2011

Bowl barrow, likely dating to the Early Bronze Age. These funerary monuments are significant as they represent some of the earliest forms of burial mounds in the British Isles, often associated with elite or ceremonial burials.

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