What is recorded here
In partially reclaimed pasture 45m S of a stream that marks the townland boundary with Fantstown. Ditch-barrow (LI048-097----) lies 5m to E, ditch-barrow (LI048-099----) 23m to S. Not depicted on OSi historic 6-inch maps. Identified as a barrow by archaeologist Christina O’Regan in 2010. Visible as a circular-shaped area (diam. c. 7m) defined by a fosse on Digital Globe orthoimage taken between 2011-13. Monument is visible as a circular cropmark on Google Earth orthoimages taken 13/08/2021.
See attached Google Earth orthoimages.
Compiled by: Martin Fitzpatrick
Date of upload: 6 September 2021
Ditch barrow, likely dating to the Early Bronze Age. Its location and association with other ditch barrows suggest a broader ritual or funerary landscape.
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- What survives
- Recorded monument
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