Mote

On high ground with good extensive views and nearby ringbarrow (OF011-055) to the S. Low rounded mound (H 1.3m; top diam. 2.5m; base diam. 12m) with no evidence of an enclosing bank or fosse. The mound shows signs of modern disturbance to the S probably the result of grazing livestock. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Offaly' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1997). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 23 May 2011

A Neolithic round barrow, likely dating to the Early to Middle Bronze Age, associated with a nearby ringbarrow; its location on high ground suggests ritual or territorial significance.