What is recorded here
A slightly domed, circular area (diam. 5m) enclosed by a shallow fosse with an external bank (overall diam. 13m). Possibly a ring-barrow, but could have been a military field-kitchen.
Compiled by: Gearóid Conroy
Date of upload: 10 June 2011
A ring-barrow, likely dating to the Early Medieval period; its significance lies in its possible funerary function and the rare preservation of encircling fosse and bank features in the Curragh region.
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- What survives
- Recorded monument
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