Barrow

In pasture, near top of N-facing slope. Circular area enclosed by fosse (D 0.15m) with external bank (int. H 0.6m; ext. H 0.38m). Bullaun stone (CO005-02302-) in fosse on E side. 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 presence indicates a burial tradition involving circular enclosures and fosse construction, with the associated bullaun stone suggesting ritual or symbolic significance.