Barrow

Discovered during archaeological excavations in advance of the construction of a housing development in 2002 (Kiely 2004c, 218-9). The ditch barrow (ext. 5.5m x 4m) consisted of a circular area defined by a fosse (Wth 0.4-0.5m; D 0.16-0.2m) ESE-N. The entrance (Wth 3.5m) faced NE. A cremation pit (0.25m x 0.16m; D 0.19m), which contained the cremated remains of an adult, occurred under the fosse at S and has been radiocarbon dated to the Iron Age (400-170 BC) (ibid.). A slot-trench, a hearth and a variety of stakeholes were also found to the E of the ditch barrow (ibid.). Compiled by: Elizabeth Byrne, Ursula Egan and Sheila Ronan, Archaeological Survey Unit, University College, Cork. Date of upload: 31 January 2011

Ditch barrow, likely dating to the Early Bronze Age. Its discovery provides insight into early funerary practices and burial mounds in the region.