What is recorded here

On a slight terrace on the W side of a ridge in undulating countryside. Roughly circular mound (H 1.5m; diam. 7m E-W; diam. 5.5m N-S ) enclosed by a wide fosse (Wth 2m) which is barely discernible with external bank (Wth 1m; ext. H 0.5m). The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Offaly' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1997). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 23 May 2011

A Neolithic ring-barrow, dating to approximately 3000–2500 BCE, characterized by a circular mound and surrounding fosse. Such monuments are significant as early funerary and ceremonial structures, reflecting social organization and ritual practices of Neolithic communities in Ireland.

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