What is recorded here
On a rise on a gentle S-facing slope. Circular flat-topped and grass-covered earth and stone mound (dims of top 5m N-S; 4.3m E-W; dims of base 7m N-S; 7.4m E-W; H 0.4-0.5m generally to 0.7m at W). It is known locally as the Paupers Plot.
Compiled by: Michael Moore
Date of upload: 24 August 2010
Mound barrow, likely dating to the Early Bronze Age. It represents a common funerary monument type in Ireland, associated with burial and ritual practices of the period.
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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