What is recorded here
Situated on flat poorly drained reclaimed grassland. Outline of ring-barrow (approx. diam. 9m) visible on OSi orthophotos taken 2005-12. Faint outline of monument visible on Digital Globe orthophotos taken 2011-13.
See attached Google Earth orthoimages
Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien based on details provided by Alison McQueen and Vera Rahilly
Date of upload: 18 October 2020
Ring-barrow, likely dating to the Early Bronze Age. Its presence indicates a prehistoric burial tradition in the Oolahills area, though its wider archaeological context remains poorly understood.
The monument record does not grant public access. Check the route and ask the landowner before entering private land.
- What survives
- Recorded monument
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