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Barrow

Barrow, ditch barrow

What is recorded here

In low-lying, poorly drained pasture, cut by land drains and watercourses, 50m NW of a stream which also forms a townland boundary with Garrison. Not depicted on OSi historic maps. A ditch-barrow (LI024-174003-) and an enclosure (LI024-174004-) lie 40m to NW and 70m to NE, respectively. Monument identified as a circular-shaped cropmark by the Bruff aerial photographic survey in 1986 (Bruff 256: AP 4/3678). Monument is visible as a faint circular-shaped cropmark (diam. 7m) on Digital Globe orthoimage taken 2011-2015 and on Google Earth orthoimage taken 25/03/2017. See attached Google Earth orthoimage taken 25/03/2017 and Bruff aerial survey image labelled Bruff 256. Compiled by: Alison McQueen and Vera Rahilly Date of upload: 9 October 2020
Ditch barrow, likely dating to the Early Bronze Age. Its presence indicates a tradition of ceremonial or funerary earthworks in the region, though its specific significance remains unclear due to limited documentation.

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