What is recorded here
Situated just off the NE side of the spine of a NW-SE spur. A circular feature is visible on vertical aerial photographs (GSIAP: N 738, O 127) from the 1970s. This is a circular, grass-covered mound (diam. 12m N-S; 10.9m E-W; H 1.4m at W to 1.9m at E) with no distinguishing features.
The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Meath' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1987). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research.
Compiled by: Michael Moore
Date of upload: 10 July 2007
Amended: 3 August 2022
A Neolithic mound barrow; significant as a rare surviving example of early funerary monument in the region.
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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