Barrow

In marshy ground, in a narrow valley flanked by two long narrow ridges. A roughly circular mound (diam. at base 13.8m NNE-SSW; 11.6m WNW-ESE; diam. at top: c. 3m; H 2.3m) with a small circular hollow (diam. 1.5m; D 0.2m) in the centre of its top. The SW portion is highest and steepest to compensate for the slight ground slope. A narrow terrace (Wth 0.8m; H 0.7m) is cut into the base of the mound S-SW. A barrow (SL047-083006-) lies c. 450m to NNE and two raths (SL047-078----; SL047-080----) are c. 50m to SSW and c. 70m to SE, respectively. 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). Date of upload: 18 January 2008

Bowl barrow, dating to the Early Bronze Age (c. 2500–1500 BCE). This type of burial monument is significant as it reflects early funerary practices and social organisation in prehistoric Ireland.