What is recorded here
Marked only on the 1914 ed. of the OS 6-inch map, and situated on a flat, level, low-lying landscape. Overgrown earthen mound (diam. of base c. 14.5m; H 0.7-1.5m) with a flat-topped, kidney-shaped summit (dims 10.5m N-S; 6.8-10.2m E-W). Rath (RO007-023----) is c. 180m to the NW.
Compiled by: Michael Moore
Date of upload: 24 August 2010
Neolithic passage tomb; dates to the earlier part of the Neolithic period in Ireland (c. 4000–2500 BCE). Its kidney-shaped flat-topped form is characteristic of later Neolithic mounds, and its presence in a low-lying area suggests it may have been part of a broader ritual or funerary landscape.
The monument record does not grant public access. Check the route and ask the landowner before entering private land.
- What survives
- Recorded monument
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