Burial Ground

In wet pasture 40m W of the River Maigue and 250m NE of a road (LI031-082----). Annotated ‘Burial Ground’ on 1840 ed. OSi 6-inch map where it is depicted as a raised roughly circular-shaped area (diam. c. 28m) in W corner of small field with ‘Connor’s Well’ 50m to S. Not depicted on the 1897 ed. OSi 25-inch map indicating that the burial ground was levelled between these map dates. Described in 1904-05 as ‘a burial ground’ (Westropp 1904-05, 412). No surface remains visible on OSi orthophoto taken between 2005-2012 or on any Google Earth orthoimages. Compiled by: Martin Fitzpatrick Date of upload: 16 March 2021

Neolithic passage tomb; dates to the 4th–3rd millennium BCE. Its significance lies in its association with early ceremonial and burial practices in the region, reflecting the spiritual and social organization of Neolithic communities.