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Barrow

Barrow, ditch barrow
Barrow
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Thirty-six metres of buried boundary lie beneath Annagh pasture, visible only when summer drought pulls moisture from the ditch and darkens the grass above it. A ringfort watches from fifty-five metres away, but the smaller circle remains unnamed and unopened, perhaps a burial place or perhaps a forgotten marker of ownership. Both resist final description because neither has surrendered its contents.
In poorly drained rough grassland. Ringfort (LI037-114----) 55m to NNE Faint cropmark of small circular-shaped area (approx. diam. 11m) defined by a ditch visible on Digital Globe orthophoto taken 2011-13. Compiled by: Caimin O’Brien Date of upload: 31 May 2020
Ditch barrow, likely dating to the Early Bronze Age. Its association with a nearby ringfort suggests possible ceremonial or funerary significance in a prehistoric landscape.

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