
What is recorded here
Ring-barrow described in 1943 as following; 'In the north-east corner of the same field as the above monument [LI032-103----] is a small barrow. It consists of a very low outer bank inside which there is a fosse. Both are continuous. In the centre is a very low mound, The overall diameter is 24' [7.3m]' (O'Kelly 1942-3, 171). No surface remains visible today on Digital Globe aerial photograph.
Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien
Date of upload: 24 February 2020
A Neolithic ring-barrow, dating to approximately 3000–2500 BCE, characterized by a low outer bank and an internal fosse. Such monuments are significant as early funerary and ceremonial structures, reflecting burial practices and social organization in Neolithic Ireland.
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- What survives
- Recorded monument
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