
What is recorded here
In pasture, on ENE-facing slope. Caherelly Castle (LI023-083----) 60m to NW. Not depicted on OSi historic maps. Identified by Grogan (1989 Vol. 2, 221) as a ring-barrow (Caherelly West No. 1). Recorded by the ASI in 2007 and described as no surface remains visible. Levelled monument is not visible on Digital Globe orthophotos taken 2011-13 or on Google Earth orthoimages taken 28/06/2018.
See attached Google Earth orthoimage 28/06/2018.
Compiled by: Alison McQueen and Vera Rahilly
Date of upload: 28 August 2020
A ring-barrow, likely dating to the Early Christian or medieval period; its location near Caherelly Castle suggests a possible association with local elite burial practices.
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- What survives
- Recorded monument
Places near here
Caherelly Castlecountry house · 69 yd
Grave YardGraveyard · 305 yd
Caherelly Church (in ruins)Church · 327 yd
Mound in Caherelly WestMound · 408 yd
Black Castle (Site of)Castle, unclassified · 1209 yd
OultinedBawn · 1395 yd
The SpectaclesVisitor information · 1.6 mi
Lough Gur Heritage CentreVisitor information · 1.6 mi
Pedunculate OakPedunculate Oak · 1.8 mi
Banoge's WellSpring · 2.0 mi
St. Patrick's WellSpring · 4.5 mi
Kilteely HillMountain / peak · 4.6 miOther information
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