Barrow

In reclaimed pasture 125m S of a watercourse that marks the townland boundary with Mitchelstowndown North. One of 36 possible barrows (LI049-001008/041/043/044-) within an area measuring c. 250m N-S x c. 450m E-W. A group of seven possible barrows (LI049-001001/007-) lies 240m to NW. Not depicted on OSi historic maps. Identified as a barrow on examination of Bord Gáis Éireann aerial photograph (BGE 2573; Site No. 294) taken 03/11/1984. No surface remains visible on Google Earth orthoimages. See attached Bord Gáis Éireann aerial photograph and Google Earth orthoimages. Compiled by: Martin Fitzpatrick Date of upload: 15 September 2021

Ditch barrow, likely dating to the Early Bronze Age (c. 2000–1500 BC). It is part of a dense cluster of possible barrows, suggesting a significant funerary or ritual landscape in the Mitchelstowndown area.