What is recorded here
In pasture 70m S of a stream that marks the townland boundary with Gibbonstown. Possible ditch-barrow (LI048-090----) lies 120m to NW. Not depicted on OSi historic 6-inch maps. Cropmark identified by ASI from examination of Google Earth aerial photographs. Visible as a circular-shaped cropmark (diam. c. 7m) on Google Earth orthoimages taken 20/03/2018 where it is intersected at E by field drain running N-S. No surface remains visible on Google Earth orthoimage 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 presence suggests ritual or funerary activity in the landscape, though specific significance remains unclear due to limited documentation.
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- What survives
- Recorded monument
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