Barrow

Situated at the N edge of a col between Cnoiceen Hill to the SW and the Monavullagh Mountains to the E. This is a circular dished grass-covered area (diam. 24.5m) with some heather and ferns defined by an earth and stone bank (Wth 2.2-4.3m; int. H 0.3-05m; max. ext. ext. H 0.3-0.5m but 1.3m at N) S-N-SE, which is reduced to a scarp down to the interior SE-S. A gap at SW (Wth 0.7m) may be original but a gap at NE (Wth 4.5m) is not. (Moore 1995, 210, 213, 220-23, 243, Q3) This monument forms part of the national monument complex at Coumaraglinmountain (National Monuments (Preservation) Order No. 4 of 1996). The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Waterford' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1999). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload/revision: 29 April 2011

Pond barrow, dating to the Early Bronze Age (c. 2500–1500 BCE). This type of burial monument is significant as it reflects early funerary practices and landscape use in upland areas of Ireland.