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Mound in Borrisbeg

Mound

What is recorded here

In marshy, level pasture, at the base of the western of two ridges running N-S. The view is limited to the flat area between the ridges. A heavily overgrown flat-topped, circular mound (diam. c. 20m; H 1m) identified during ASI fieldwork in 1987. The precise location of this monument within the townland is unknown. Compiled by: Jean Farrelly Date of upload: 17 June 2019
Neolithic round barrow, dating to the Early to Middle Neolithic period (c. 4000–3000 BCE). Its presence indicates early settlement and ceremonial activity in the region, though its specific significance remains unclear due to limited excavation and documentation.

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