Barrow

Located in a deciduous wood towards the bottom a the N-facing slope of Lacken hill and at the head of a SE-NW valley. This is an earthen mound (diam. of base 12.7m E-W; 11m N-S; H 1.5 2.5m) with a fosse (Wth of top 5.4-6m; Wth of base 1.5-3m; D 0.2-0.5m normally to 1.4m at S (up hill)). The centre and the N side have been excavated out, resulting in a trench (Wth at base 1.5m; L 5m N S) through the mound and the destruction of the fosse and the mound profile at N. There is a causeway or spoil (Wth 1.5m) in the fosse at SW. Rath (WX029-017----) is c. 150m to the NE. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Wexford' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1996). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload/revision: 1 August, 2012

A Neolithic barrow, dating to approximately 4000–2500 BCE, likely serving as a burial monument and reflecting early communal ritual practices in the region.