Mound in Ballymacrossan

Marked on 2nd ed. OS 6-inch map as a mound surrounded by a fosse. Levelled, no visible surface traces. 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 burial mound, likely dating to the Early to Middle Bronze Age; its surrounding fosse suggests ritual or defensive significance. The site is now levelled, but such mounds are important for understanding prehistoric funerary practices in the region.