What is recorded here
Situated on flat poorly drained reclaimed grassland. Outline of ring-barrow (approx. diam. 6m) visible on OSi orthophotos taken 2005-12. Outline of monument visible on Google Earth orthophotos taken 11/03/2014 and 18/11/2018.
See attached Google Earth orthoimages
Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien
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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