What is recorded here
A river flows roughly E-W c. 110m to the S and another flows roughly N-S c. 230m to the E, in reclaimed pasture. A circular enclosure (overall diam. c. 9m), defined by a fosse, visible on satellite imagery (Google Earth satellite imagery, 20 January 2020), identified and reported by Jean-Charles Caillère. There is an enclosure (TS058-085----) c. 430m to the E.
See attached:
TS058-094----_01 Google Earth image (imagery date 20 January 2020)
Compiled by: Jean Farrelly
Date of upload: 7 January 2022
Ditch barrow, likely dating to the Early Bronze Age. Its circular enclosure and fosse suggest a ceremonial or funerary function, typical of burial monuments from this period in Ireland.
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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