What is recorded here
A raised (H 1m), circular area is enclosed by a wide berm and fosse (diam. c. 15m), with traces of a possible outer bank (overall diam. c. 22m). Disturbed by military trenches at W and N. According to O'Riordáin (1950, 275: Site F; scaled section NE-SW Plate XXVII), 'Bones found in the material from this trench [a recent L-shaped cutting … west of centre] have been identified as human - fragments of femora of two individuals.'
Compiled by: Gearóid Conroy
Date of upload: 10 June 2011
A Neolithic passage tomb; dates to the early to middle Neolithic period (c. 3700–3000 BCE). It is significant as part of a broader network of ritual and burial monuments on the Curragh plain, reflecting early agricultural and ceremonial practices in the region.
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- What survives
- Recorded monument
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