What is recorded here
Marked only on the 1929 ed. of the OS 6-inch map, and situated on the crest of a low NW-SE ridge. Circular, flat-topped and grass-covered mound (diam. of base 13m NW-SE; diam. of top 7m NE-SW; 6.8 NW-SE; H 1.4-1.6m) surrounded by a fosse (Wth of base 1.8m; D 0.2m) E-S which is visible as a band of rushes (Wth 2-3m) S-N, but the fosse and the base of the mound are truncated by a WNW-ESE road bank at NE (max. ext. diam. 20.5m NW-SE). Rath (RO021-044----) is c. 170m to the NW.
Compiled by: Michael Moore
Date of upload: 24 August 2010
Bowl barrow, likely dating to the Early Bronze Age. Its presence indicates prehistoric funerary practices in the region, though specific significance remains undocumented due to limited archaeological investigation.
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- What survives
- Recorded monument
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