What is recorded here
In wet pasture on N bank of Keale River that marks the townland boundary with Darragh Beg. Not depicted on the 1840 ed. OSi 6-inch map. It is shown on the 1897 ed. OSi 25-inch map as a raised circular-shaped mound (diam. c. 10m) enclosed by a fosse. No surface remains visible on Digital Globe orthoimage taken between 2011-13 or on Google Earth orthoimages.
See attached Google Earth orthoimages.
Compiled by: Martin Fitzpatrick
Date of upload: 5 November 2021
A Neolithic mound barrow; its survival in a wet pasture setting is significant for understanding early funerary practices in the region.
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- What survives
- Recorded monument
Places near here
Church (in ruins)Church · 1032 yd
Darragh Househouse · 1101 yd
Folaí Fiadh, hachuredFulacht fia · 1.1 mi
Site of CastleCastle, unclassified · 1.5 mi
Kilclooney WoodWood · 1.7 mi
Keale MountainMountain / peak · 3.3 mi
CastleCastle, unclassified · 3.6 mi
Palatine's RockNamed rock · 4.1 miOther information
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