Barrow

Situated on a rise towards the bottom of the SE-facing slope of a drumlin. This is a raised, circular, and overgrown earthen platform (diam. 29m E-W; H 1.2-1.4m) planted with deciduous trees. It is defined by a fosse (Wth of top 5.5-8.6m; Wth of base 3m at W to 6m at E; ext. D 0.3m at W) which has silted up to the top of an outer bank (at W: Wth of base 10m; Wth of top 3.5m; ext. H 1.7m) almost everywhere, reducing the bank to an outer scarp (at E: Wth 6.3m; H 1.5m) (max. ext. diam. 58m E-W). There is no identifiable entrance feature. It could be a platform rath, but the wide outer bank suggests it is more likely to be a platform barrow. The above description is derived from 'The Archaeological Inventory of County Leitrim' compiled by Michael J. Moore (Dublin: Stationery Office, 2003). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of revised upload: 14 October 2019

Stepped barrow, likely dating to the Early Bronze Age. Its construction reflects a regional variation in burial mound design and indicates ritual or funerary significance in the local prehistoric landscape.