Barrow

In pasture, on gentle N-facing slope. Identified on aerial photograph (GSI S.637/8, 16.4.1974). A circular area (dims. 20m N-S; 17m E-W) defined by low profile earthen scarp (Wth 0.2m; ext. H 0.15m) and an intervening fosse (basal Wth 2m; overall Wth 7m; D 0.2m). Generally level area/berm (Wth 5m) outside intervening fosse and slight trace of a wider circular area (overall dims. 50m N-S; 52m E-W) defined by an outer fosse (Wth 11m; D 0.15m). Truncated by drainage ditch and field boundary) SW-W-NW. Compiled by: Jean Farrelly Date of revised upload: 3 December 2014

Stepped barrow, likely dating to the Early Bronze Age. This type of monument is significant as it represents an early form of burial mound construction in Ireland, often associated with ritual and social practices of the period.