What is recorded here

On an esker ridge overlooking lower land to the S. This circular ring-barrow (diam. 19m), in fair condition, consists of a central mound (diam. 8.8m; H 0.65-0.9m) surrounded by a fosse and external bank. McCaffrey (1952, 27, no. 84) noted one stone slab set on edge near the centre of the monument and another possible one nearby; no visible surface trace of these survive. Compiled by: Galway Archaeological Survey, UCG Date of upload: 14 August 2019

A Neolithic ring-barrow, dating to approximately 2500–2000 BCE, characterized by a central mound surrounded by a fosse and external bank. Such monuments are significant as early funerary and ceremonial structures, reflecting communal burial practices and social organization in prehistoric Britain.

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