What is recorded here
In pasture, on top of a ridge. A low circular mound (diam. 7m at base, c. 3.5m at top; max. H 0.6m) with a slight central depression. There is a local tradition of 'burials' in the mound.
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
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- What survives
- Recorded monument
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