
What is recorded here
In reclaimed pasture E of a watercourse that marks the townland boundary with Ballyania. One of three possible barrows (LI039-159/161---) Identified from aerial photograph (ASIAP (346) 12) taken 05/01/2003. Not depicted on OSi historic maps. Monument visible as a circular-shaped cropmark (diam. c. 7m) on OSi orthophoto taken between 2005-12. Faint outline of monument visible on Google Earth orthoimage dated 14/09/2019.
See attached aerial photograph (ASIAP (346) 12) and Google Earth orthoimages.
Compiled by: Martin Fitzpatrick
Date of upload: 12 May 2021
Ditch barrow, likely dating to the Early Bronze Age. Its identification from aerial photography highlights the value of remote sensing in locating and understanding prehistoric burial landscapes.
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- What survives
- Recorded monument
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