Barrow

In low-lying level pasture E of Bealanascartaune river. Circular area (8m N-S; 8m E-W) enclosed by shallow fosse (D 0.65m) with remains of external bank (H 0.8m) from N->S. Interior level. 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. It represents a type of funerary monument associated with burial practices in lowland areas of Atlantic Britain.