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Barrow

Barrow, ditch barrow

What is recorded here

In reclaimed pasture, on the flood plain of the Dead River and the Mulkear River 310m and 350m to N, respectively. Monument identified as a circular-shaped cropmark by the Bruff aerial photographic survey in 1986 (Bruff 138: AP 4/3722). Monument is visible as a circular-shaped earthwork (approx. diam. 9m) on Digital Globe orthophotos taken 2011-13 and on Google Earth orthoimages taken 28/06/2018. See attached Google Earth orthoimage and Bruff aerial survey image. Compiled by: Alison McQueen and Vera Rahilly Date of upload: 22 July 2020
Ditch barrow, likely dating to the Early Bronze Age. Its location near river flood plains suggests it may have been part of a broader ritual or funerary landscape in the Bruff area.

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Recorded monument

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