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Barrow

Barrow, ditch barrow

What is recorded here

In pasture, 37m W of townland boundary with Bottomstown, a possible ditch-barrow (LI040-260----) lies 50m to the SW. Not marked on OSi historic maps. Identified as a circular cropmark by the Bruff aerial photographic survey in 1986 (Bruff 90; AP 5/2105). No surface remains visible on Digital Globe orthoimage taken between 2011-13 or on Google Earth orthoimages. See attached Bruff survey image showing cropmark labelled Bruff 90 and Google Earth orthoimages. Compiled by: Fiona Rooney Date of upload: 2 July 2021
Ditch barrow, likely dating to the Early Bronze Age. Its identification as a circular cropmark suggests it is a low-lying or partially preserved burial monument, indicative of early funerary practices in the region.

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What survives
Recorded monument

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