What is recorded here
Located at the foot of the S slope of Bailey Mór mound (MA023-014003-).
A circular rise of sand and stones (diam. 5m; H 1.2m on S side, 0.5m on N side). It has a light covering of grass and moss. Large and medium-sized stones protrude from and lie upon the surface. The nature of this small mound is uncertain; it is likely to cover or incorporate structural remains.
MA023-014038-_01.JPG Viewed from S
MA023-014038-_02.JPG Viewed from W
Compiled by: Jane O’Shaughnessy
Date of upload: 1 August 2023
A Neolithic burial mound; its location near Bailey Mór suggests possible ritual or funerary significance in a broader prehistoric landscape.
The monument record does not grant public access. Check the route and ask the landowner before entering private land.
- What survives
- Recorded monument
Places near here
Cross in Inis Gé ThuaidhCross · 13 yd
Enclosure in Inis Gé ThuaidhEnclosure · 107 yd
Inis Gé ThuaidhIsland · 526 yd
Rusheen Island Whaling StationRuins · 1733 yd
RoisínIslet · 1.0 mi
Site of Redmond Barretts CastleCastle, unclassified · 3.3 mi
Termon BeachBeach / strand · 4.1 mi
Trá OilíBeach / strand · 4.6 mi
Barranagh Castle in RuinsCastle, unclassified · 5.7 mi
Saddle HeadHeadland · 8.1 mi