What is recorded here

Ballinteean means Home of the Mound, yet the mound itself has vanished. Local memory places a circular tumulus named Siodan on the south-facing ridge above Mullafarry Lough, high enough to cast a shadow across the pasture before people levelled it away. The land keeps the name while withholding the shape, turning a forgotten burial or marker into an absent presence that still owns the place.

In pasture, located on the S-facing slope of an E–W ridge overlooking the now drained expanse of Mullafarry Lough. The townland name, Ballinteean or ‘Baile an t-siodan’ is said to have derived from a mound or tumulus traditionally known as ‘Siodan’ (SMR file: pers. comm. Jim Gilvarry, 1988). According to local information, there was a circular mound, c. 1.5m high, at roughly this location, which was levelled many years ago. There is no visible trace at ground level. Compiled by: Jane O’Shaughnessy Date of upload: 7 May 2019

A Neolithic tumulus; significant as a possible burial or ceremonial mound, reflecting early agricultural settlement patterns in the region.

This remains an important historical record, but the official description says the monument is no longer visible or has been destroyed. The monument record does not grant public access. Check the route and ask the landowner before entering private land.