What is recorded here
In a hazel coppice, on the S-facing slope of a ridge. A roughly circular round-topped earthen mound (diam. c. 21.5m at base; H 1.8m) surrounded by a fosse (Wth 5m; D 0.4m). The barrow is heavily poached by cattle.
The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Sligo' compiled by Ursula Egan, Elizabeth Byrne, Mary Sleeman with Sheila Ronan and Connie Murphy (Dublin Stationery Office, 2005).
Date of upload: 18 January 2008
Round barrow, likely dating to the Early Bronze Age. Its construction and surrounding fosse indicate a significant ritual or funerary function, typical of burial practices in this period.
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- What survives
- Recorded monument
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