
What is recorded here
In pasture, atop hillock. According to local information, mound levelled and spread over field. O'Kelly (1945, 16-17) described circular mound (c. 24ft E-W; c. 23ft N-S; max. H 6ft) with two small stones protruding at E side. Tumulus (CO077-01201-) lies 350m to N.
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. Its significance lies in its association with early burial practices and the presence of stone features suggesting possible ritual or structural elements.
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- What survives
- Recorded monument
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