What is recorded here
Cropmark of bank and internal fosse of small circular enclosure (diam. <20m) visible in aerial photograph (GSIAP, R699).
The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 4: North Cork' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 2000). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research.
Date of upload/revision: 14 January 2009
Ring-barrow, likely dating to the Early Bronze Age. Its associated circular enclosure and fosse suggest a ritual or funerary function, typical of burial practices in this period.
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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