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Barrow

Barrow, ditch barrow

What is recorded here

In pasture 85m W of the townland boundary with Kilbreedy. Possible ditch-barrow (LI048-101----) lies 25m to W. Not depicted on OSi historic 6-inch maps. Cropmark identified by ASI from examination of Google Earth aerial photographs. Outline of circular shaped area defined by a fosse visible on OSi orthpohoto taken 2005-11. Levelled monument visible as a circular-shaped cropmark (diam. c. 6m) on Google Earth orthoimages taken 13/08/2021. See attached Google Earth orthoimages. Compiled by: Martin Fitzpatrick Date of upload: 6 September 2021
Ditch barrow, likely dating to the Early Bronze Age. Its identification through cropmarks highlights the value of remote sensing in uncovering previously unrecorded funerary monuments.

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What survives
Recorded monument

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