What is recorded here
In reclaimed pasture. Not marked on OSi historic maps. Identified in 2016 as possible burial site in blanket bog by a Teagasc farm inspector. Monument visible as a circular-shaped area (diam. c. 10m) defined by a fosse, truncated at SW by a post-1700 field boundary running NW-SE visible on Digital Globe orthoimage taken between 2011-2013 and on Google Earth orthoimages.
See attached location map from An Teagasc and Google Earth orthoimages
Compiled by: Fiona Rooney
Date of upload: 10 November 2021
Ditch barrow, likely dating to the Early Bronze Age. Its identification in a former blanket bog area highlights the preservation potential of such environments for prehistoric monuments.
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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