Barrow

In pasture, on the top of and on the W edge of a ridge. A subcircular flat area (diam. 7.5m) defined by a fosse (Wth 2m; D 0.6m) with the remains of an external earthen bank (Wth 2m; ext. H 0.4m). There is a causeway (Wth 2m) across the fosse at NE. The barrow is overgrown with furze bushes. A ring-barrow (SL033-048----) is c. 100m to ENE and a bowl-barrow (SL033-049----) c. 150m to NE. 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

A ring-barrow, likely dating to the Early Bronze Age, associated with burial practices of the period; its earthwork features suggest a ceremonial or funerary function.