Barrow

In tillage, on edge of scarp which slopes down to SE. Depicted as hachured oval-shaped enclosure (c. 20m NW-SE; c. 18m NE-SW) on 1842 OS 6-inch map. Circular enclosure visible in aerial photograph (GSIAP, R526) as cropmark of fosse and faint trace of external bank. Levelled; rock outcrop, which appears to have been quarried, visible in area of site; large quarry to E. 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

A ring-barrow, likely dating to the Early Bronze Age, associated with burial practices in the Irish landscape. Its location and form suggest a ceremonial or funerary significance within a local prehistoric settlement or territorial context.