
What is recorded here
Situated on top of an E-W ridge in mountainous area. Circular area (diam. 19m N-S; 13m E-W) enclosed by an earthen bank (Wth 2.2m; ext. H 1m; int. H 0.5m) with no evidence of an entrance feature or outer fosse. Field boundary intersects site from N to S, enclosing bank forms part of field boundary from S to N.
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 ring-barrow, likely dating to the Early Bronze Age, associated with single inhumation burials. Its location on a prominent ridge suggests ritual or ceremonial significance.
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- What survives
- Recorded monument
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