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Barrow

Barrow, ditch barrow
Barrow
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In pasture, 30m SE of townland boundary with Goat Island and 750m SE of Greenpark House. In the centre of a large enclosure (LI040-212005-), possible conjoined barrows (LI040-212001/002-) lie 23m to the W and a possible ditch barrow (LI040-212004-) lies 35m to the NE. Not marked on OSi historic maps. Identified as circular cropmark by the Bruff aerial photographic survey in 1986 (Bruff 139.03; AP 5/2109). Monument visible as a circular cropmark (diam. c. 6m) on Digital Globe orthoimage taken between 2011-13. Monument clearly visible on Google Earth orthophoto dated 04/04/2013. See attached Bruff survey image showing cropmark labelled Bruff 139.03 and Google Earth orthoimages. Compiled by: Fiona Rooney Date of upload: 30 June 2021
A ditch barrow, likely dating to the Early Bronze Age, associated with a broader funerary and ritual landscape; its location within an enclosure and near other possible barrows suggests a significant ceremonial or burial complex.

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