
What is recorded here
On top of high ground in mountainous area. Circular flat topped mound (H 3m approx. top diam. 7m; base diam. 15m) with circular depression (Wth 2.5m; D 0.6m) on top with evidence of stone kerbing around depression (possible collapsed burial). One of a group of five barrows (OF037-008001/003/004/005-). According to local tradition these barrows are located on a hilltop which was the inauguration site of the O’Flanagans of Cinél Arga (Feehan 1979, 143). It is possible that these burial mounds form part of a ritual landscape associated with this inauguration site.
The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Offaly' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1997). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research.
Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien.
Date of upload: 09 August 2012
Mound barrow, likely dating to the Early Bronze Age. Its location on high ground suggests ceremonial or strategic significance, typical of funerary monuments from this period.
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- What survives
- Recorded monument
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