Barrow

In tillage, on gentle SE-facing slope. Circular area (16m E-W) enclosed by wide, shallow fosse (Wth 15m; D 0.5m) with external bank (H 0.3m). Gap to S and WSW, latter possibly ancient. Regularly ploughed. 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

Ring-barrow, likely dating to the Early Bronze Age. Its construction and orientation are typical of funerary monuments in lowland Britain, though its specific significance remains unclear due to lack of archaeological investigation.