Why this matters
A Neolithic ring-barrow, dating to the 4th–3rd millennium BCE. Its construction as a circular mound with enclosing fosse reflects early funerary practices in the region, though its current status is as a levelled site with no surviving visible remains.
What is recorded here
In pasture. Depicted as hachured circular enclosure (diam. c. 15m) on 1842 OS 6-inch map; as hachured mound (diam. c. 9m) enclosed by fosse on 1903 OS 6-inch map. Levelled; surrounding field fences removed. According to Hartnett (1939, 180), central platform surrounded by water-logged fosse with outer earthen bank (H 3-4ft) encircling whole complex; entrance to W with field clearance stones forming causeway across fosse.
The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 3: Mid Cork' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1997). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research.
Date of upload/revision: 14 January 2009
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