
What is recorded here
In reclaimed pasture, 155m W of a watercourse that marks the townland boundary with Knocklong. Possible barrow identified during examination of Google Earth orthoimage dated 05/04/2006 where visible as a circular-shaped area (diam. c. 6m) defined by a ditch. Faint trace of circular cropmark visible on Google Earth orthoimage dated 14/09/2019.
See attached Google Earth orthoimages.
Compiled by: Martin Fitzpatrick
Date of upload: 8 July 2021
Ditch barrow, likely dating to the Early Bronze Age. Its earthwork features suggest a funerary or ceremonial function, typical of burial monuments in this period.
The monument record does not grant public access. Check the route and ask the landowner before entering private land.
- What survives
- Recorded monument
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