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Barrow

Barrow, ring-barrow

What is recorded here

Outline of ring-barrow possible (overall diam. 48m) consisting of a small circular mound enclosed by an inner fosse, low bank, fosse and traces of an outer bank visible on Digital Globe aerial imagery. The monument is intersected at W by a field boundary which curves out forming part of the enclosing element of the possible barrow. Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien based on details provided by Edmond O'Donovan Date of upload: 30 October 2019
A ring-barrow, likely dating to the Early Bronze Age, consisting of a circular mound with concentric ditches and banks; such monuments are significant as they represent early funerary and ceremonial earthworks in the Irish landscape.

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What survives
Recorded monument

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