What is recorded here
At the W end of an E-W ridge. Circular, flat-topped and grass-covered mound (diam. of top 4.3m E-W; 4.2m N-S; diam. of base 5.1m E-W; 5m N-S; H 0.2-0.3m) defined by a flat-bottomed fosse (Wth of top 6.9-7.4m; Wth of base 2.2-3.2m; D 0.4-0.8m) and outer bank (Wth 3.6m; ext. H 0.1-0.2m). There is no identifiable original entrance (max. ext. diam. 21m E-W; 22.6m N-S). Ring-barrow (RO035-035002-) is c. 20m to the E.
Compiled by: Michael Moore
Date of upload: 24 August 2010
A Neolithic ring-barrow; low circular burial mound with surrounding fosse. Its construction reflects early funerary practices associated with the Neolithic period in Ireland.
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- What survives
- Recorded monument
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