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Barrow

Barrow, ditch barrow

What is recorded here

In level pasture. A circular platform (diam. 17m at base, 10m at top; H 0.5m) enclosed by a fosse (Wth 2m; D 0.2m) which is wet in places. A mound barrow (SL037-108----) lies 12m to SSW. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Sligo' compiled by Ursula Egan, Elizabeth Byrne, Mary Sleeman with Sheila Ronan and Connie Murphy (Dublin Stationery Office, 2005). Date of upload: 18 January 2008
Ditch barrow, likely dating to the Early Bronze Age. Its construction and location suggest a ceremonial or funerary function, common in burial practices of the period.

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