Barrow

In pasture, on E-facing slope. Circular area (diam. 5.2m) enclosed by fosse (D 0.45m) with external earthen bank (H 0.47m). Causewayed entrance (Wth 1.4m) to E. Noted by Bowman (1934, 182) as ' Tumulus...levelled. The surrounding fence still stands, diam.of same 27ft. Diameter at base of mound 16 feet'. 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 construction with a fosse and external bank reflects a regional burial tradition, though its wider significance remains unclear due to limited recorded context.