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.
The monument record does not grant public access. Check the route and ask the landowner before entering private land.
- What survives
- Recorded monument
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