What is recorded here
A level circular area (diam. 19.1m) is enclosed by a well-defined, flat-bottomed fosse and by an outer earthen bank (overall diam. 29.5m). There is a possible causeway at the NE, and the monument is covered with gorse.
Compiled by: Gearóid Conroy
Date of upload: 10 June 2011
Ring-barrow, likely dating to the Early Bronze Age. Its construction with a fosse and earthen bank indicates a significant burial or ceremonial site, typical of funerary monuments in open landscapes such as the Curragh.
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- What survives
- Recorded monument
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