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Barrow

Barrow, ditch barrow

What is recorded here

Towards the top of the S-facing slope of a hill overlooking Shad Lough, c. 600m to the S. Circular grass-covered mound (diam. 16m; H 0.3m) defined by a rounded fosse (Wth of top 4.2-5.7m; Wth of base 1.8-2m; D 0.15-0.3m), with a causeway (Wth 1m) at WNW (ext. diam. 20m). Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 24 August 2010
A Neolithic ditch barrow, dating to the 4th–3rd millennium BCE. It is significant as a rare surviving example of early funerary monument construction in the region, reflecting burial practices and earthwork engineering of the time.

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What survives
Recorded monument

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