Mound in An Tinbhear

In pasture, located c. 5m from the eastern shore of Broadhaven Bay in Inver townland. The land rises to the NE. Good views from SW-N of Broadhaven Bay and the Mullet peninsula. Sub-circular grass-covered mound (diam. c. 8m N–S; H up to 2m). The flat summit of the mound is enclosed by a low earth and stone bank (Wth 0.3-1m; H 0.3m). (Pers. comm. Richard Crumlish, August 2014). Photo (courtesy of Richard Crumlish) shows mound from NE. Compiled by: Jane O'Shaughnessy Date of upload: 8 August 2014

A sub-circular grass-covered mound, likely a Neolithic or early Bronze Age burial tumulus. Its coastal location suggests it may have had ritual or strategic significance in relation to the surrounding landscape.