What is recorded here
On level ground in undulating, upland, boggy terrain on Barranacullia hill in the Knockmealdown mountains. This is part of a complex of enclosures (TS091-009001-; TS091-009007-; TS091-009008-; TS091-009009-; TS091-009012-), hut sites (TS091-009003-; TS091-009004-; TS091-009006-; TS091-009010-; TS091-009011-; TS091-009015-), clearance cairns (TS091-009005-) and a field system (TS091-009013-) identified by Diarmuid O'Keeffe, 1996. Circular area (int. diam. 8.4m N-S; c. 7.2m E-W; ext. diam. 14.4m N-S; c. 13.6m E-W) enclosed by a low bank with internal revetment / kerbstones (Wth 3.4m; H of bank 0.4m; H of kerbstone 0.67m). The best section of kerbing is in the SE quadrant. There is a gap (Wth 3.5m) in the bank in the E quadrant.
Compiled by: Jean Farrelly
Date of upload: 25 February 2014
Neolithic ring-cairn, dating to approximately 4000–2500 BCE. Its location within a complex of enclosures suggests a ritual or ceremonial significance in the prehistoric landscape.
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