Burial mound in Roosky (gallen By.)

Located in flat pasture, in the NW corner of a modern subrectangular field, bordered on the N side by a coniferous forestry plantation. The long spine of the Ox Mountains define the horizon to SE. This monument is evident as a broad low, grass-covered subcircular mound (21m NE–SW; H 0.75m at SW, 1m at NE). It is very gently domed in profile, with a rather flattened top, grading seamlessly into broadly sloping sides. The N half of the mound is grass-covered, with small to medium-sized stones protruding randomly from the sod, and a greater density of stones visible on the perimeter at N–NE. The S–SE half of the mound is obscured by an impenetrable thicket of blackthorn scrub; stones are visible scattered across the surface beneath the scrub. According to local tradition, the mound is known as a burial site. Attached images: MA049-162----_01.JPG Viewed from E MA049-162----_02.JPG Viewed from N MA049-162----_03.JPG Viewed from NW MA049-162----_014JPG Viewed from S Notified to NMS by Gerry Walsh. Compiled by: Jane O’Shaughnessy Date of upload: 31 December 2019