What is recorded here

In undulating pasture with view to NW. Levelled in 1980s. Circular area (9.6m N-S; 10.6m E-W) survives with dip indicating external fosse. Bowman (1934, 452) recorded 'Diam. of surrounding fence 32ft. Diam. at base of mound, 16ft. A circle of stones was around the base of the mound but was removed many years ago'. Second ring-barrow (11848) c. 230m to NW. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 4: North Cork' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 2000). 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. Its significance lies in its typical form and possible defensive or ritual function, though details are obscured by 20th-century levelling.

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