What is recorded here
Earthwork complex described in 1943 as following; 'Complex of 2 Earthworks of Type A and 3 Ring-barrows. No. I. This is the larger of the Type A structures and consists of a low circular platform surrounded by a fosse. Outside this there was a bank which now remains on the east side of the monument for about one-third of its circuit. The maximum height of the platform over field level is 3' [0.9m] and the monument had an original overall diameter of 200' [61m] approximately' (O'Kelly 1942-3, 172). Outline of monument visible today on Digital Globe aerial photograph.
Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien
Date of upload: 24 February 2020
A Neolithic barrow, likely a ring barrow or bell barrow, dating to the Early to Middle Neolithic period (c. 3500–2500 BCE). Its presence within an earthwork complex suggests it was part of a broader ceremonial or funerary landscape.
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- What survives
- Recorded monument
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