
What is recorded here
On flat low-lying pasture with river nearby and extensive views in all directions. Low sub triangular shaped flat topped mound (H 0.3m; diam. 6m N-S; 5m E-W) with slight evidence of an enclosing fosse at 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 Neolithic ring-barrow; wider significance not recorded.
The monument record does not grant public access. Check the route and ask the landowner before entering private land.
- What survives
- Recorded monument
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