Barrow - ring-barrow

The National Monuments Service's description

On the NE facing slope of high ground in mountainous area. Ring-barrow consisting of a circular area (diam. 7m N-S ; 7.5m E-W) enclosed by an earth and stone bank (Wth 3m; max. H 0.5m) with no evidence of an inner or external fosse. Site very overgrown at time of visit making examination difficult. Several large boulders can be seen protruding from the surface of the sites interior. One of a group of five barrows (OF037-008002/003/004/005-). According to local tradition these barrows are located on a hilltop which was the inauguration site of the O’Flanagans of Cinél Arga (Feehan 1979, 143). It is possible that these burial mounds form part of a ritual landscape associated with this inauguration site.

The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Offaly' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1997). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research.

Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien.

Date of upload: 09 August 2012

References

Feehan, J. 1979 The Landscape of the Slieve Bloom. A study of its natural and human heritage. Dublin. Blackwater.