What is recorded here

Indicated is a ring-barrow in County Mayo, Ireland, set on a ridge end with the Ox Mountains and Nephin Beg visible across the sky. Its circular platform, fosse and outer bank still mark a deliberate boundary in the pasture, while a low causeway at the southeast edge hints at entry or exit. People may have gathered there to watch weather come from the mountains, honour the dead, or simply enjoy one of the clearest views in the region.

In pasture, prominently sited close to break of slope at SE end of a ridge. The location provides excellent views, with the Ox Mountains on the horizon at E−S, and Nephin Mountain and the Nephin Beg range visible to W. There is a stream c. 55m to S at the base of the ridge slope. Circular platform (diam.12.2m) enclosed by a fosse (Wth 1.8-2m) with an outer earthen bank (Wth 2.3m; int. H 0.7; ext. H 0.9m). Overall diameter is 20m. The outer bank is compact and well-defined, except for a low section at NW-NNE. At SE there is a causeway (Wth 1.4m) over the fosse, and a corresponding low area (Wth 0.6m) in the outer bank, but it is not clear if this is a primary feature of the barrow. To N, 0.8m outside the bank, is a low, sod-covered linear feature (L 4m; Wth 1.2m; H 0.6m) of uncertain significance; it may be a field clearance heap or remnant of a field division. Compiled by: Jane O’Shaughnessy Date of upload: 5 June 2018

A portal dolmen dating to the Neolithic period; its prominent location suggests it may have had ritual or ceremonial significance in the landscape.

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