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Barrow

Barrow, ditch barrow

What is recorded here

In gently undulating wet pasture with a barrow (TS066-092009-) c. 10m to the NE. Identified on Bruff Survey aerial photograph (ref. 2090). Circular area (diam. 5m) defined by a very slight fosse (Wth 1.5m; H 0.1m) marked with a growth of reeds. The interior is level and clear of overgrowth. Compiled by: Jean Farrelly Date of revised upload: 8 September 2014
Ditch barrow, likely dating to the Early Bronze Age. Its earthwork features suggest a funerary or ceremonial function, typical of burial monuments from this period in Ireland.

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Recorded monument

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