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Barrow

Barrow, ditch barrow

What is recorded here

In pasture, 60m W of townland boundary with Duntryleague. A field system (LI049-048001-) lies 175m to the W with possible barrows (LI049-052/048004-) 40m to the S and 90m to the W respectively. Not marked on OSi 6-inch maps. Possible barrow identified as a circular cropmark on Bórd Gáis Éireann Curraleigh West-Limerick gas pipeline aerial photographs (BGE 1/5000 2582, No. 218) taken 03/11/1984. Monument visible as a circular-shaped cropmark (diam. c. 7m) on Digital Globe orthoimage taken between 2011-13 and on Google Earth orthoimages. See attached BGE aerial photographs and Google Earth orthoimages. Compiled by: Fiona Rooney Date of upload: 21 September 2021
A ditch barrow, likely dating to the Early Bronze Age. Its location within a field system suggests it may be part of a broader ritual or funerary landscape.

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