Barrow

In pasture. Depicted on 1935 OS 6-inch map as hachured circular raised area (diam. c. 16m) surrounded by fosse SSE->N, with E side truncated by field boundary. Levelled; slight rise visible in area of site. 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. Its truncated and levelled condition suggests it was once a significant burial monument, typical of the period, though its current state limits further archaeological interpretation.