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Barrow

Barrow, ditch barrow

What is recorded here

In partially reclaimed pasture 75m S of a stream that marks the townland boundary with Fantstown. Ditch-barrow (LI048-097----) lies 25m to NW, ditch-barrow (LI048-098----) 25m to N. Not depicted on OSi historic 6-inch maps. Identified as a barrow by archaeologist Christina O’Regan in 2010. Visible as a raised circular-shaped area (diam. c. 17m) 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 ritual or funerary function within a broader burial landscape.

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