What is recorded here
In pasture. Circular area (diam. 13.5m) enclosed by low earthen bank (int. H 0.2m; ext. H 0.15m). Interior and bank overgrown with gorse.
The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 3: Mid Cork' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1997). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research.
Date of upload/revision: 14 January 2009
Ring-barrow, likely dating to the Early Bronze Age. This type of burial monument is significant as it reflects early communal burial practices and social structures in prehistoric 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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