What is recorded here
Within enclosure (TS066-125----), off-centre to N. A sunken, circular area (dims 4m N-S; 3.9m E-W) defined by a fosse (Wth 1.55-2.15m; D 0.1-0.2m), crescent-shaped berm or very low outer bank (Wth 1.75m; int. H 0.1m; ext. H 0.05m) N-E-S, which has a corresponding outer fosse (Wth 1.65m; D 0.15m). The iterior is level and grass covered.
Compiled by: Jean Farrelly
Date of upload: 26 August 2011
A Neolithic ring-barrow; significant as a rare and early form of funerary monument in the Irish landscape, often associated with elite burials.
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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