Burial mound in Ballylin (shanid By., Ardagh Ed)

In rough ground dominated by gorse and bracken on the E slope of Ballylin Hill with views to the NE, E and SE. The external rampart of a hillfort (LI028-085----) lies 200m tp W. The site is not depicted on the 1840 ed. OSi 6-inch map and is not depicted on the 1897 ed. OSi 25-inch map. The site is not visible on the OSi orthoimage taken 2005-12. Not visible on Digital Globe orthoimages taken 2011-2013. Identified by Jerry McMahon of Ardagh (member of the Newcastle Historical Society) in 1986 when the mound was described having been discovered after a gorse fire on the hillside (pers. comm.). Subsequently inspected by the ASI in 1986 and described as ‘burial mound or barrow’. The location of the site is visible on Google Earth orthoimages taken 20/10/2010 and 08/04/2015. See attached location map prepared by Jerry McMahon and Google Earth orthoimages Compiled by: Edmond O’Donovan Date of upload: 24 September 2020