Why this matters
Ring-barrow, likely dating to the Early Bronze Age. This type of monument is significant as a burial structure reflecting early communal burial practices and social organisation in prehistoric Ireland.
Overview
In pasture, on a slight NW-facing slope. A circular area (diam. 9.6m) enclosed by a fosse (D 0.2m; Wth 1.05m) with an external earthen bank (int. H 0.6m; ext. H 0.4m). There is a causeway entrance (Wth 1.7m) at ENE. The level interior is under pasture. Compiled by: Denis Power Date of upload: 26 August 2011
Who made it and when
The saved record identifies Barrow — ring-barrow in Knockbrack as Barrow — ring-barrow. It does not safely name its makers or a precise construction date. The saved detailed account records: In pasture, on a slight NW-facing slope. A circular area (diam. 9.6m) enclosed by a fosse (D 0.2m; Wth 1.05m) with an external earthen bank (int. H 0.6m; ext. H 0.4m). There is a causeway entrance (Wth 1.7m) at ENE. The level interior is under pasture. Compiled by: Denis Power Date of upload: 26 August 2011
How it was made and used
Its classification points to burial or commemoration. The saved wording does not establish the full building method, ceremonies or length of use, so those details remain open.
What was found
No safe list of excavated objects, bones, carvings or dates is supplied by the short saved record. Finds are not invented from the place type or local name.
What remains
The public record still maps Barrow — ring-barrow in Knockbrack as Barrow — ring-barrow. The point may mark standing remains, earthworks, a buried site or the centre of a wider area, and this first account keeps that difference visible.
Why it mattered
The place preserves physical evidence or local memory connected with barrow — ring-barrow. Its source and exact position give later research a firm starting point without turning uncertain tradition into fact.
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