Barrow

In pasture, on gentle S-facing slope. Circular area (5.2m N-S; 5m E-W) enclosed by shallow fosse (D 0.25m) with almost levelled outer bank. 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. This type of burial monument is significant as it reflects early communal burial practices and social organisation in prehistoric Ireland.