What is recorded here
In pasture, 55m E of townland boundary with Baggotstown East. A possible ditch-barrow (LI040-240----) lies 15m to the NW and a second ditch-barrow (LI040-190----) lies 10m to the SE. Faint trace of cropmark (diam. c. 11m) visible on Google Earth orthoimage taken 25/03/2017.
See attached Google Earth orthoimages
Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien
Date of upload: 23 June 2021
Ditch barrow, likely dating to the Early Bronze Age. Its small size and association with other ditch-barrow monuments suggest a local funerary or ritual significance within a broader landscape of burial practices.
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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