Barrow — ring-barrow in Gullane East

This site, situated on poor land sloping in a NE direction, consists of a raised circular area enclosed by a fosse and external earthen bank. The internal circular area measures c26m N-S and 28m E-W and its maximum height above the fosse is 8m. There is a break in the internal area S through SW. In the E sector of the interior is a small mound lined with stones, possibly indicating a burial site, measuring 1m x 1.8m. A section of the internal area has been completely levelled to the S through SW. The internal fosse survives as a well-defined, shallow, flat-bottomed ditch. However, to the NW, S, and SW it is difficult to distinguish: firstly, because of a field fence that cuts through the NW sector of this site, and secondly because the internal area S and SW has been levelled. Overall the width of the fosse ranges between 3m and 4m. The outer earthen bank encloses the whole interior area except to the NW, where it has been cut by a fieldbank. It ranges between 2m and 4m in width at the base. It has a maximum internal height above the fosse of 1.2m and the external height of the bank measures 1.4m. The entrance would appear to lie to the SE, where it measures 4m in width. The above description is derived from C. Toal, ‘North Kerry Archaeological Survey’. Dingle. Brandon in association with FAS Training and Employment Authority (1995), no. 97. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 2 August 2013