What is recorded here
On the highest point of a ridge in pasture. A circular, dome-shaped mound of earth and stone (diam. at base c. 8m; H 1.8-2m). There is no trace of an encircling bank or fosse. From NE-S-SSW it is skirted by a low field bank and ditch.
Compiled by: Patrick F. O'Donovan
Date of upload: 26 August 2011
Mound barrow, likely dating to the Early Bronze Age. It represents a type of funerary monument associated with burial and ritual practices of early agrarian communities in the region.
This remains an important historical record, but the official description says the monument is no longer visible or has been destroyed. The monument record does not grant public access. Check the route and ask the landowner before entering private land.
- What survives
- No visible remains or recorded as destroyed
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