Barrow

In pasture. Semicircular, slightly raised platform (diam. 10m N-S) defined by fosse (D 1m; Wth 3m) S->N with external bank (H 1m). Break in bank to WNW. Site overgrown with furze bushes. Laneway depicted on 1842 OS 6-inch map cut through E half of barrow. No visible surface trace of laneway or E half of site survives. Second ring-barrow (7878) c. 25m to ESE; two possible ring-barrows (7889, 7888) c. 10m to ESE and c. 25m to NE respectively. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 3: Mid Cork' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1997). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload/revision: 14 January 2009

Neolithic ring-barrow, c. 2500–2000 BCE; a type of burial monument associated with early farming communities in Britain. Its fosse and bank construction reflects ritual practices of the time, though its specific significance remains unclear due to limited documentation.