Why this matters

A Neolithic ring-barrow, dating to approximately 2500–2000 BCE, characterized by a central mound surrounded by a fosse and external bank. Such monuments are significant as early funerary and ceremonial structures, reflecting communal burial practices and social organization in prehistoric Britain.

What is recorded here

On an esker ridge overlooking lower land to the S. This circular ring-barrow (diam. 19m), in fair condition, consists of a central mound (diam. 8.8m; H 0.65-0.9m) surrounded by a fosse and external bank. McCaffrey (1952, 27, no. 84) noted one stone slab set on edge near the centre of the monument and another possible one nearby; no visible surface trace of these survive. Compiled by: Galway Archaeological Survey, UCG Date of upload: 14 August 2019

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