Wattstown Barrows
Wattstown Barrows are two tumuli (barrows) which form a National Monument in County Westmeath, Ireland.
Location
Wattstown Barrows are located near the summit of Frewin Hill (173 m / 568 ft high), overlooking Lough Owel to the east.
Description
Wattstown Barrows are a ring barrow and bowl barrow, burial sites of the Bronze Age, joined together by extending a bank and ditch from the ring barrow in an arc around the bowl barrow. There is also another bowl barrow and a tumulus or cairn.
According to legend, Frewin Hill was the site of the Battle of Frémainn in AD 507, where Failge Berraide defeated Fiachu mac Néill.
References
- ^ "National Monuments of County Westmeath in State Care" (PDF). heritageireland.ie. National Monument Service. p. 2. Retrieved 22 August 2022.
- ^ "National Monuments in State Care: Ownership & Guardianship" (PDF). National Monuments Service. 4 March 2009.
- ^ "Westmeath-Manual" (PDF). www.archaeology.ie. 1997. Retrieved 7 June 2021.
- ^ "Ancient Monuments of the Midlands - Offaly History". 1 September 2007.
- ^ "'Tree' mast awaits second reprieve in October". www.advertiser.ie.