
What is recorded here
In pasture, on crest of low gentle rise with good views from NW-NE. Remains consist of a slightly sunken circular-shaped area (diam. 10m) defined by a scarp with shallow fosse (Wth 2.3m; ext. D 0.2m). Interior level, dry and clear of overgrowth. Faint cropmark of ditch-barrow visible on Google Earth orthoimage taken 18/11/2018.
See attached sketch plan and Google Earth orthoimages
Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien
Date of upload: 27 October 2021
Ditch barrow, likely dating to the Early Bronze Age. Its earthwork features suggest a funerary or ceremonial function, typical of burial monuments from this period in Ireland.
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- What survives
- Recorded monument
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