Burial mound in Baskin Low

Situated on a low rise, in gently undulating pasture. Depicted as a small mound on the revised ed. OS 6-inch map. Levelled monument described in 1971 as a circular-shaped area (diam. 11.3m E-W; 9.8m N-S) defined by a light coloured band of vegetation visible as a cropmark. The interior has a very slight E-facing slope. Levelled monument is not visible today on Digital Globe aerial photographs. Possible site of levelled burial mound based on OS map designation. Compiled by Alison McQueen, Vera Rahilly and Caimin O’Brien. Date of upload: 24 July 2019

A Neolithic burial mound, likely dating to the Early to Middle Neolithic period (c. 4000–3000 BCE). Its circular form and location on a low rise suggest it was a significant local funerary or ceremonial feature, though its current status as a levelled site limits further interpretation.