Barrow

On flat pasture 140m E of the N tip of the townland boundary with Castlelloyd. One of five barrows (LI025-033002-/003/004/005-) in a barrow cemetery. The ring-barrow is not depicted on historic OSi maps, but is visible on OSi orthoimages taken 2005-12. Not visible on the Digital Globe orthoimages taken 2011-2013. Identified by Bruff aerial photographic survey in 1986 (Bruff 10.1; AP 4/3621) as a circular ring-barrow (ext. diam. c. 9m). The ring-barrow is visible on the most recent Google Earth orthoimage taken 18/11/2018. See attached Bruff survey image showing the site labelled Bruff 10.1 and Google Earth orthoimage Compiled by: Edmond O’Donovan Date of upload: 22 September 2020

A ring-barrow, likely dating to the Early Bronze Age, part of a small barrow cemetery; its presence indicates a local funerary tradition and possible territorial or social organization in the prehistoric landscape.