Barrow

On a knoll on a NW-facing slope overlooking Lough Melvin. This is a grass-covered circular and dished mound (diam. 9.1m N-S; 8.9m E-W; H 0.1-0.3m) defined by a fosse or berm (Wth 0.6m) and an outer bank (Wth 1.9-2.2m; int. H 0.2m; ext. H 0.35m at N to 1-1.4m generally) (max. ext. diam. 18.4m E-W; 17.7m N-S). There is a faint causeway (Wth c. 1.5m) at SW. The ceremonial enclosure (LE008-004001-) is c. 80m to the SSW and the mound barrow (LE008-002----) is c. 35m to the W. The above description is derived from 'The Archaeological Inventory of County Leitrim' compiled by Michael J. Moore (Dublin: Stationery Office, 2003). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 23 September 2008

A Neolithic ring-barrow; its location on a prominent slope overlooking Lough Melvin suggests it may have had ritual or commemorative significance in the landscape.