Barrow

In reclaimed wet pasture, 100m SW of Morningstar River that forms townland boundary with Elton. Not marked on OSi historic maps. One six possible barrows (LI040-106002-/004-; 006/007-) within a field system (LI040-106001-). Identified as a circular feature during examination of Bórd Gáis Éireann gas pipeline aerial photographs (BGE 1/5,000, 2562) taken 03/11/1984. No surface remains visible on Digital Globe orthoimage taken between 2011-13. Earthwork visible as circular cropmark (diam. c. 4m) on Google Earth orthoimage 05/04/2006. See attached BGE aerial photograph and Google Earth orthoimages. Compiled by: Fiona Rooney Date of upload: 22 June 2021

Ditch barrow, likely dating to the Early Bronze Age. It is part of a small barrow group, indicating a possible ritual or funerary landscape associated with early agrarian settlement in the region.