Barrow

In pasture, on the summit of ridge. A circular flat-topped area (diam. 10m) enclosed by a flat-bottomed fosse (Wth 7.8m; D 1m). An external bank (Wth 3.5m; int. H 0.75m; ext. H 0.2m) is evident SE-WNW. The interior is level with the external ground in parts but is raised up to 0.45m along the S arc. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Sligo' compiled by Ursula Egan, Elizabeth Byrne, Mary Sleeman with Sheila Ronan and Connie Murphy (Dublin Stationery Office, 2005). Date of upload: 18 January 2008

A Neolithic ring-barrow; significant as a rare example of early funerary monument construction in the region.