What is recorded here
In 2004 this barrow was described as following; 'This circular mound, 15m in diameter and enclosed by a shallow, 1m-wide ditch, is located in a depression encircled by a 3m-wide counterscarp bank' (Condit and Coyne 2004).
Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien
Date of upload: 07 August 2019
See attached ASI aerial photograph ASIAP - 303/26 date taken 13/09/2002.
Round barrow, likely dating to the Early Bronze Age. Its construction with a ditch and counterscarp bank reflects typical burial practices of the period in Ireland.
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- What survives
- Recorded monument
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