What is recorded here
In level pasture. Levelled c. 1974; no visible surface trace. May be one of three 'tumuli' recorded by Bowman (1934, 694) in this townland (see CO006-02801-). Second possible ringbarrow (CO006-02801-) c. 20m to NW; ringbarrow (CO006-02802-) c. 20m to SW.
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 potential association with a group of tumuli recorded in the early 20th century, reflecting burial practices of the period in the region.
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- What survives
- Recorded monument
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