Barrow

In pasture. Arc (diam. 8.5m) S->N, formed by earthen bank (max. H 2m) with depression on inside; no visible surface trace of E half. Locally known as 'lios' (Hartnett 1939, 168). 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

A ring-barrow, likely dating to the Early Bronze Age, associated with single inhumation burials; the term 'lios' suggests a possible Iron Age or later reuse or reinterpretation of the site.