What is recorded here
In reclaimed pasture. Outline of ditch-barrow (diam. c. 5m) visible on Google Earth orthoimage taken 20/03/2018.
See attached Google Earth orthoimages
Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien
Date of upload: 6 December 2021
Ditch barrow, likely dating to the Early Bronze Age. Such monuments are significant as they represent early funerary and ritual practices in the Irish landscape.
The monument record does not grant public access. Check the route and ask the landowner before entering private land.
- What survives
- Recorded monument
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