What is recorded here

On a slight N-S ridge on the N-facing slope of Rathcroghan ridge. Circular flat-topped grass-covered mound (diam. of top 13.7m E-W; 13.5m N-S; H 0.4-1m) defined by a fosse (Wth of top 7.8m; Wth of base 3.5m; D 0.1m) NW-NE and SE-SW (Wth of top 10m; Wth of base 2.8m; D 0.4m). The fosse is reduced to a berm (Wth 4-4.7m) defined by the natural slope NE-SE and SW-NW. There is no visible outer bank (ext. dims 31m N-S; 26m E-W). Ring-barrow (RO022-056006-) is c. 30m to the N. (Knox 1914, 41; Herity 1983, 131; 1984, 129, Grallagh 2; Waddell 1983, 37, No. 33) Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 24 August 2010

Ditch barrow, likely dating to the Early Bronze Age. Its location within the Rathcroghan complex suggests possible ritual or funerary significance in a landscape associated with elite activity and later mythological traditions.

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