
What is recorded here
This is the denuded remains of a ring-barrow on Tallaght Hill, immediately S of a cist burial (DU0 21-053----). It is divided into two parts by a townland boundary extending N-S. The W section is covered in furze and quarry debris; the E section is the best preserved (ext. diam. 14m N-S). It comprises an external bank (Wth 1.5m; H 0.3m) with inner fosse (Wth 1m; D 0.25m). (Healy 1974, 25).
Compiled by Geraldine Stout
Ring-barrow, likely dating to the Early Bronze Age. It is part of a broader funerary landscape on Tallaght Hill, indicating prehistoric burial practices in the area.
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- What survives
- Recorded monument
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