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Barrow

Barrow, bowl-barrow

What is recorded here

At the crest of the S-facing slope of a broad E-W ridge. Circular grass-covered and flat-topped earthen mound (diam. of base 9.3m N-S; diam. of top 2.3m; H 1.3m) with a slight flat-bottomed fosse (Wth of base 3.8-5.4m; D 0.05-0.1m), but there is no evidence of an outer bank (ext. diam. 21.6m N-S). Ceremonial enclosure (RO028-148002-) is c. 150m to the N. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 24 August 2010
Bowl barrow, likely dating to the Early Bronze Age (c. 2500–1500 BCE). These funerary monuments are significant as they represent some of the earliest forms of burial mounds in Ireland, often associated with elite or high-status individuals.

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