What is recorded here

In rough pasture, on the W-facing slope of a drumlin. Described as a raised oval area (18m N-S; 16.2m E-W) enclosed by a broad shallow fosse (Wth 2m; D 0.25m) with an external earthen bank (Wth 2.1m; int. H 0.9m; ext. H 0.5m); some stones are evident in the bank composition (pers. comm. M. Keane and J. Farrelly). The bank is incorporated into a field boundary along the W arc. A barrow (SL039-009----) lies c. 230m to NW and a mound barrow (SL039-010----) c. 170m to W. A cairn (SL040-008----) on Kesh Corann Hill is visible in the distance to E. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Sligo' compiled by Ursula Egan, Elizabeth Byrne, Mary Sleeman with Sheila Ronan and Connie Murphy (Dublin Stationery Office, 2005). Date of upload: 18 January 2008

A Neolithic ring-barrow; significant as a rare and well-preserved example of a circular earthen burial monument, reflecting early funerary practices in the region.

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