What is recorded here

In pasture, near top of hill. Circular area (diam. c. 10m) enclosed by fosse (D 0.5m) with external bank (int. H 0.63m; ext. H 1.3m). 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

Ring-barrow, likely dating to the Early Bronze Age. This type of burial monument is significant as it reflects early communal burial practices and social organisation in prehistoric Ireland.

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