What is recorded here

Half-swallowed by the Finglas River and perched above Scotia’s Glen, the barrow holds a raised circular platform marked by a small central depression. Its earth and stone bank still stands beside nested ditches, framing a long view down the glen where water has already taken part of the edge. Someone shaped that ground to be seen, used or remembered, leaving a hollow at the centre like a cup waiting for rain.

'This unusual feature located on the western side of the Finglas River, near the head of Scotia’s Glen, seems to be partially cut by the river on its south - south-eastern side. The site affords spectacular views down the glen to the south. The site consists of a bank with internal ditch and traces of an external ditch with a central platform or raised area. The bank is composed of earth and stone and is visible on the northern, southern and western sides of the site. It is 0.47m high both internally and externally and 2.1m wide. The inner ditch is again clearly visible except on the eastern side. It is flat bottomed, 0.50m in depth and 1.7m wide. The external ditch is less clear but can be traced on the western and southern sides. It appears to be 0.25m deep and 1.2-1.5m wide. The inner platform area is circular, 6.4m in diameter and 0.54m high, with a central depression measuring 1.7m by 1m and 0.22m deep. The total dimensions of the extant site are 16.55m N-S and 13.2m E-W.' Description from ‘The Prehistoric Settlement of the Lee Valley, Tralee, Co. Kerry; A Landscape Perspective’ by Michael Connolly. PhD Thesis UCC 2008 Date of upload: 22 June 2012

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