What is recorded here

An Gabhlán Ard is a stony mound on a SW facing slope above the Owenalondrig valley, measuring fifteen and a half by eleven and a half metres. It is locally called a fort, though only faint circular traces and a quarry pit remain visible today. That much of the structure has vanished suggests people lived there, changed it, or took stones from it before the mound became a memory.

This stony mound is located on a slight SW facing slope overlooking the valley of the Owenalondrig river. It measures 15.5m N-S x 11.5m E-W x 1m in height and is irregular in outline. There are possible traces of a circular foundation at its N end; a pit near its SE end may be the result of quarrying. The site is known locally as a fort and it is possible that it is the very disturbed remains of such a monument. The above description is derived from J. Cuppage, ‘Corca Dhuibhne. Dingle Peninsula archaeological survey. Ballyferriter. Oidhreacht Chorca Dhuibhne’ (1986), no. 225. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 4 August 2013

A Neolithic burial mound, likely dating to the 4th to 3rd millennium BCE. Its location and construction suggest a ritual or funerary function, though its specific significance remains unclear due to limited recorded context.

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