Barrow

In pasture, on N-facing slope. Circular area (9.15m N-S; 9.5m E-W) enclosed by fosse with outer bank (int. H 0.85m; ext. H 0.4m). Interior planted with trees. 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 organization in prehistoric Britain.