What is recorded here
In reclaimed wet pasture, possible ditch-barrows (LI040-145001-/002-) lie 100m to the NW. Possible ditch-barrow (LI040-147001-) lies to the immediate W. Not marked on OSi historic maps. Possible site identified during examination of aerial photographs (BGE 1/10,000, 72) taken 03/11/1984 on Bórd Gáis Éireann gas pipeline. Monument visible as circular cropmark (diam. c. 6m) on Digital Globe orthoimage taken between 2011-13. Faint trace of monument visible on Google Earth orthoimage dated 19/03/2015.
See attached Google Earth orthoimages.
Compiled by: Fiona Rooney
Date of upload: 4 June 2021
Ditch barrow, likely dating to the Early Bronze Age. Its significance lies in its potential contribution to understanding burial practices and landscape use in a poorly recorded wetland area.
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- What survives
- Recorded monument
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