What is recorded here

Barrow is a small circular fort at the foot of a high drumlin hill in County Cavan, Ireland. It has a low earthen bank, a possible outer ditch at the northwest and west, and an entrance that may have faced northwest. The fort is marked on the 1836 and 1876 Ordnance Survey maps.

Marked 'Fort' on OS 1836 and 1876 eds. Sited at the foot of a high drumlin hill. Circular area (int. diam. 9m N-S) enclosed by a low earthen bank. Traces of a possible external fosse at NW and W. Original entrance may have been at NW. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cavan' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1995). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload/revision: 22 December 2008

A Neolithic or early Bronze Age barrow; its location and possible defensive features suggest a ceremonial or strategic significance in the prehistoric landscape.

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