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Barrow

Barrow, ditch barrow

What is recorded here

In level pasture, on a terrace to W of the River Moy. This barrow is not visible at ground level. The cropmark of the fosse of a small circular enclosure (diam. c. 15m) is visible in an aerial photograph (GSIAP, G 232-1). 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
A ditch barrow, likely dating to the Early Bronze Age. Its significance lies in the associated cropmark of a small circular enclosure, suggesting ritual or funerary activity in a landscape with limited visible monuments.

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What survives
Recorded monument

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