What is recorded here
At the E foot of a long, gentle slope. Visible on an aerial photograph (DoD 1999). A very heavily poached oval area, used as sheep feeding station, (diams. 7.1m E-W; 4.8m N-S) is defined by low, broad, earthen bank (Wth 1.6m at S-3.5m at E; H 0.2m), which is heavily poached in the W sector.
Compiled by: Gearóid Conroy
Date of upload: 10 June 2011
A ring-barrow, likely dating to the Early Bronze Age. Its significance lies in its association with early burial practices and landscape use in the Curragh region.
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- What survives
- Recorded monument
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