Mound in Curragh (ballysax East Ed)

On level ground at the N-foot of a low, gentle rise with a larger mound (KD028-002----) on its summit c. 65m to the SE. Visible on an aerial photograph (DoD 1999). This is low, grass-covered, oval earthen mound (base diams. 14.7m E-W; 12.6m N-S; upper surface diams. 14.7m E-W; 3.2m N-S; H 0.2-0.6m). Compiled by: Gearóid Conroy Date of upload: 10 June 2011

Neolithic earthen mound, likely a ceremonial or funerary monument. Its location and form suggest a ritual landscape context, possibly associated with early agrarian settlement in the Curragh region.