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Barrow — ring-barrow in Nicker

Barrow — ring-barrow

Why this matters

A Neolithic ring-barrow; wider significance not recorded.

What is recorded here

In low-lying, rough, wet pasture, 35m W of a stream and 160m SE of a townland boundary with Lisheen. Not depicted on OSi historic maps. Ring-barrow (LI024-274----) lies 10m to S. Monument identified as a circular-shaped cropmark by the Bruff aerial photographic survey in 1986 (Bruff 273: AP 4/3723). Monument is not visible on OSi orthophoto taken 2005-2012 or on Digital Globe orthoimage taken 2011-2013, however it is visible as a faint circular-shaped cropmark (diam. 8m) on Google Earth orthoimage taken 18/11/2018. See attached Google Earth orthoimage taken 18/11/2018 and Bruff aerial survey image. Compiled by: Alison McQueen and Vera Rahilly Date of upload: 12 October 2020
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