Mound in Kilquane (barretts By.)

In level pasture, c. 30m W of Kilquane church and graveyard (CO042-06803;CO042-06804-). Circular earthen mound (H 1.35m; diam. c. 4.4m), heavily overgrown, with some stone facing. According to local tradition, a tree was removed from here by local man who became ill subsequently; he then replaced the tree and built the mound to protect it (Grove-White 1905-25,vol. 3, 324; see photo opp. 322). Grove-White (ibid.) considered that it 'looks like a mound over an ancient grave'. The mound was cleared of overgrowth in 1993. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 3: Mid Cork' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1997). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload/revision: 14 January 2009 This monument is subject to a preservation order made under the National Monuments Acts 1930 to 2014 (PO no. 1/1993).

A Neolithic or early Bronze Age burial mound, likely dating to between 2500 and 1000 BCE. Its location near a church and graveyard suggests a possible continuation of sacred or ceremonial use of the site through later periods.