Barrow

On high ground in upland area. Well preserved ring-barrow consisting of a circular platform (diam. 8.5m; ext. H 1m) enclosed by an inner fosse (Wth 3.5m) and external bank (Wth 1m; ext. H 0.3m; int. H 0.5m). Area around site has recently been planted by forestry which will make site inaccessible in a couple of years time. Monument placed on the Register of Historic Monuments on the 18 May 1977. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Offaly' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1997). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 23 May 2011

A Neolithic ring-barrow, dating to approximately 3000–2500 BCE, characterized by its circular platform, enclosing fosse, and external bank. Such monuments are significant as early funerary and ceremonial structures, reflecting complex social organization in prehistoric Ireland.