Barrow

Situated in poor pastureland on a gentle SE-NW slope, the barrow is barely perceptible and is enclosed by a fosse and external bank. It has an external diameter of 11.2m NW-SE. The earthen bank enclosing the fosse and inner mound is low and wide. In width it measures 2.4m, its maximum height above the external ground level is 1m, while it measures .4m above the fosse. The above description is derived from C. Toal, ‘North Kerry Archaeological Survey’. Dingle. Brandon in association with FAS Training and Employment Authority (1995), no. 84. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 2 August 2013

A Bronze Age ring barrow, likely a funerary monument, indicating early ceremonial or burial practices in the region. Its fosse and enclosing bank suggest a defensive or ritual function, typical of later prehistoric earthworks.