What is recorded here
Situated on flat poorly drained land with ring-barrow (WM019-095----) 45m to W. Low outline of circular shaped mound (diam. 10m; H 0.2m) enclosed by fosse (Wth 2m; D 0.1m) with no evidence of an external bank.
Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien
Date of upload: 25 April 2019
Barrow, ditch barrow in Rathconnell is a Bronze Age ring barrow, characterised by a low circular mound surrounded by a fosse. Its presence alongside other barrows in the area suggests a ritual or funerary landscape associated with early Bronze Age burial practices.
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- What survives
- Recorded monument
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