Location – Next to one of the military earthworks.
OS: N 745 140 (map 55)
Longitude: 6° 53' 8.84" W
Latitude: 53° 10' 16.66" N
GPS: N 74553 13967 (Accuracy 5m)
Description and History – This barrow was one of the nicest on the Little Curragh apart from the one bush that will inevitably take over the site. It is about 15m in diameter with a well preserved bank and fosse that is about 1.2m deep and wide. This barrow has a causewayed entrance, although the one at Little Curragh V is better preserved and grander in my opinion. It is a shame that this nice barrow is dominated by the modern military earthwork but I suppose in a millennium people will set out to see these earthworks and wonder about them in the same way we wonder about the barrows.
Difficulty – Easy enough to spot and find. Just head to the military earthworks. You get a nice view of them from the top of the earthworks.
For Little Curragh IV, click here.
For the Little Curragh main menu, click here.
OS: N 745 140 (map 55)
Longitude: 6° 53' 8.84" W
Latitude: 53° 10' 16.66" N
GPS: N 74553 13967 (Accuracy 5m)
Description and History – This barrow was one of the nicest on the Little Curragh apart from the one bush that will inevitably take over the site. It is about 15m in diameter with a well preserved bank and fosse that is about 1.2m deep and wide. This barrow has a causewayed entrance, although the one at Little Curragh V is better preserved and grander in my opinion. It is a shame that this nice barrow is dominated by the modern military earthwork but I suppose in a millennium people will set out to see these earthworks and wonder about them in the same way we wonder about the barrows.
Difficulty – Easy enough to spot and find. Just head to the military earthworks. You get a nice view of them from the top of the earthworks.
For Little Curragh IV, click here.
For the Little Curragh main menu, click here.
Panoramic shot of the entire barrow.
