What is recorded here

In pasture, on gentle N-facing slpoe. Mound (12m E-W; 7m N-S; max. H 1.1m) heavily overgrown; hollow in centre. According to Fitzgerald (1858, 11), mound dug into and cist discovered (7 feet by 3 feet) containing 'human skeleton in good preservation'. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 2: East and South Cork' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1994). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload/revision: 14 January 2009

Mound barrow, likely dating to the Early Bronze Age (c. 2500–1500 BCE). Its significance lies in the presence of a cist and human remains, indicating a burial function and providing evidence of early funerary practices in the region.

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