What is recorded here
In pasture, on top of a low rise. A grass-covered earthen mound (diam. 7.5m; H 1.5m), partially poached by cattle. A trigonometrical station was indicated on top of the mound on the 1914 OS 6-inch map. A circular enclosure (SL037-043001-) lies c. 100m to SE.
The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Sligo' compiled by Ursula Egan, Elizabeth Byrne, Mary Sleeman with Sheila Ronan and Connie Murphy (Dublin Stationery Office, 2005).
Date of upload: 18 January 2008
Mound barrow, likely dating to the Early Bronze Age. Its location and construction suggest it may be a funerary monument, though specific archaeological significance remains undocumented.
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- What survives
- Recorded monument
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