What is recorded here
Located at the NW end of a natural knoll known as 'Dun Hill' which has been enclosed in antiquity (DU019-004002-). A later cairn was apparently built on top of a low earthen mound thought by Westropp (1922, 58-9) to be a barrow.
Compiled by: Geraldine Stout
Updated by: Christine Baker
Date of upload: 29 January 2015
Mound barrow, likely dating to the Early Bronze Age. Its construction reflects early funerary practices in the Howth area, with possible reuse or modification in later prehistoric periods.
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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