Barrow

In pasture, immediately E of townland boundary with Sunville Upper. Holy Well (LI056-009001-) lies 270m to the E. Depicted on the 1840 ed. OSi 6-inch map as a sub-circular raised area defined by a scarp, intersected at SE by a post-1700 field boundary running NE-SW. Shown on the 1897 ed. OSi 25-inch map as a circular mound with fosse and external bank. No surface remains visible on Digital Globe orthoimage taken between 2011-2013 or on Google Earth orthoimages. See attached Google Earth orthoimage Compiled by: Fiona Rooney Date of upload: 23 November 2021

Bowl barrow, likely dating to the Early Bronze Age. Its presence indicates a tradition of burial and ritual activity in the Mortlestown area during the prehistoric period.