
What is recorded here
Situated on a prominent rise in pastureland with extensive views. A circular raised area (ext. diam.25.5m) defined by an external bank (Wth 3.8m; H 0.4-0.5m) and internal fosse (Wth 2m; D 0.3m). The E section of the barrow has been truncated by a field boundary extending N-S. (Healy 1975, 1-19).
Compiled by: Geraldine Stout and Padraig Clancy
Revised upload on: 7 July 2018
A Neolithic ring-barrow; significant as a rare form of burial monument in the region, often associated with elite or high-status interments.
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- What survives
- Recorded monument
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