What is recorded here

Barrow is a barrow (ring-barrow) in Cooga, County Tipperary, Ireland. It stands on a hillock in upland pasture with views in every direction except upslope to the northwest. Ploughing has crossed the site but the shape remains visible: a 3.3 metre wide mound 0.08 metre high, enclosed by a waterlogged 3 metre wide ditch 0.3 metre deep and a 2.8 metre wide outer bank 0.2 metre high. The whole measure is 16.1 metres north-south and 16 metres east-west, with the outer bank most worn in the northwest quadrant.

Situated in a prominent position on top of a hillock in upland pasture, with extensive views in all directions except upslope to NW. This site has been ploughed over but is still visible. It consists of a circular mound (diam 3.3m; H 0.08m) enclosed by a water-logged and silted fosse (Wth 3m; D 0.3m) and outer bank (Wth 2.8; ext. H 0.2m) (overall diam. 16.1m N-S: 16m E-W). The outer bank is most denuded in the NW quadrant. Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien. Date of upload: 22 September 2008

A Neolithic ring-barrow; dates to the early to middle Neolithic period (c. 4000–3000 BCE). It is significant as a rare surviving example of a prehistoric funerary monument in an upland setting, reflecting early burial practices and landscape use in the region.

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