Barrow

In rough pasture, on an E-facing slope. An oval grass-covered earth and stone mound (4.65m x 3.6m; H 1.1m). The top of the mound is uneven, possibly due to digging, and has an off-centre depression. 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. Such barrows are significant as they represent early funerary monuments associated with burial and ritual practices in prehistoric Ireland.