What is recorded here
See field inspection report (diary NF6, 130-9) (SMR file). This record was formerly classed as an enclosure. Following a site inspection its class has been changed to ring-barrow.
A Neolithic ring-barrow; significant as a rare and early form of burial monument, reflecting early funerary practices in Ireland.
The monument record does not grant public access. Check the route and ask the landowner before entering private land.
- What survives
- Recorded monument
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