Barrow

In reclaimed pasture, near top of hill. Circular mound (diam. 4.7m; H 0.9m) enclosed by fosse (D 0.9m) with external bank (H 1.1m). Central rectangular depression on top of mound (possible result of digging). Break in bank to SE. Single stone (long axis set radially to centre of mound) in inner face of bank at break. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 1: West Cork' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1992). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload/revision: 14 January 2009

A ring-barrow, likely dating to the Early Bronze Age, characterized by a circular mound with surrounding fosse and external bank. Such monuments are significant as they represent early funerary and ritual practices in the British Isles.