What is recorded here

Situated in a forest clearing at the E end of Tallaght Hill. A barrow comprising of a raised circular platform (diam. c. 30m) enclosed by a fosse. Marked on the 1843 OS 6-inch map as a double-banked enclosure with a central mound. McDix (1925, 126-127) described the site as a circular area (diam.32m) enclosed by a bank and external fosse. In 1960 the site was ploughed and planted with trees but was clear-felled in 1994. The site is badly damaged. (Price 1940, 123; Healy 1975, 1-19). Compiled by: Geraldine Stout and Padraig Clancy Revised upload on: 7 July 2018

A Neolithic or early Bronze Age barrow, likely a ring barrow or bell barrow, dating to c. 2500–800 BCE. Its double-banked enclosure and fosse suggest ceremonial or funerary significance, typical of prehistoric burial and ritual sites in the region.

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