What is recorded here
On reclaimed grassland, immediately E of a field boundary which marks the townland boundary with Moanoola. Cropmark of circular-shaped area (approx. diam. 10m) defined by a ditch visible on OSi orthophoto taken 2005-12 and Google Earth orthoimage taken 18/11/2018.
See attached Google Earth orthoimage taken 18/11/2018
Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien based on details provided by Edmond O'Donovan
Date of upload: 22 September 2020
Ditch barrow, likely dating to the Early Bronze Age. Its circular ditch and raised central mound suggest a funerary or ceremonial function, typical of burial monuments in this period.
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- What survives
- Recorded monument
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