Barrow - ring-barrow

The National Monuments Service's description

On a level, low-lying landscape. Circular grass and rush-covered platform (diam. 27-27.5m; H 0.6-0.7m) defined by a fosse (Wth of top 14-15.2m) with an outer earthen bank (Wth 4.6m at E to 7.9m at N; int. H 0.2m at S to 0.75m at E; ext. H 0.3m at W to 0.7m at E). A second complete fosse (Wth of top 8m at S to 12.5m at W) is surrounded by a second outer bank (Wth 3.8-5.4m; int. H 0.1-0.95m; ext. H 0.1-0.8m) W-N-S with a third fosse (Wth of top 3.8m at N to 8.5m at E; D 0.05m at N to 0.75m at E) W-N-SE. A NNW-SSE drain cuts the outer fosse at W, and an ENE-WSW drain cuts the outer fosse at S (max. ext. dims c. 110m E-W; c. 100m N-S). Barrow (RO006-164----) is c. 50m to the S. Archaeological monitoring (03E0070) c. 100m to the NNE during 2003 failed to produce any related material (Read 2006b).

See the attached aerial images taken from the NW (001) and NE (002).

Compiled by: Michael Moore

Date of upload: 24 August 2010

References

Read, C. 2006b Hollymount/Knockacullen: no archaeological significance. In I. Bennett (ed.), Excavations 2003: summary accounts of archaeological excavations in Ireland, 423, No. 1578. Bray. Wordwell.