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Barrow

Barrow, ditch barrow

What is recorded here

In reclaimed wet pasture, in the NE of a group of barrows (LI040-049001-/002-; LI040-049004-/011-), an enclosure (LI040-049008-) lies 95m to the NE. Not marked on OSi historic maps. Possible ring-barrow listed by Grogan (1989, 250) as 'Tankardstown 8'. No surface remains visible on OSi orthophoto taken between 2005-12. No visible remains on Google Earth orthoimages. May be a duplicate site with ditch barrow (LI040-049005-) located 10m to N. See attached Google Earth orthoimages Compiled by: Fiona Rooney Date of upload: 6 May 2021
Ditch barrow, likely dating to the Early Bronze Age; such barrows are often associated with burial and ceremonial practices. Its location within a group of barrows suggests a significant prehistoric funerary landscape.

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