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Barrow

Barrow, ditch barrow

What is recorded here

In improved wet pasture, cut by land drains and watercourses, on the floodplain of the Camoge River 515m to E. A townland boundary with Kilcullane lies 140m to W. A ditch-barrow (LI032-233002-) lies approx. 16m to S. Not depicted on OSi historic maps. Monument identified by the Bruff aerial photographic survey in 1986 (Bruff AP 5/2014) as a small circular-shaped cropmark. Monument is visible as a circular-shaped cropmark (diam. 6.5m) on OSi orthoimage taken 2005-2012, although is best seen on Google Earth orthoimage taken 25/05/2017. See attached Google Earth orthoimage and Bruff aerial survey image labelled LI032-233001- Compiled by: Alison McQueen and Vera Rahilly Date of upload: 17 November 2020
Ditch barrow, likely dating to the Early Bronze Age. Its presence indicates a tradition of burial and ceremonial practice in the riverine landscape of the region.

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