Barrow

In level wet pasture c. 17m SSE of ringbarrow (15286). Circular area (diam. 3.8m) enclosed by fosse (D 0.2m) with external bank (H c. 0.2m). 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

Barrow, ring-barrow in Meengorman is a Bronze Age ring-barrow, typically associated with single inhumation burials. Its construction reflects early funerary practices in Ireland, though its specific wider significance remains unrecorded.