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Barrow in Knockmark

Barrow, embanked barrow
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Located on a slight NE-facing slope. This monument is not depicted on any map but it can be seen on Google Earth (05/10/2009). It is a subcircular grass-covered area (dims 24m N-S; 21m E-W; int. diam. c. 10m) defined by a wide earthen bank (at N: Wth of base 15m; int. H 0.5; ext. H 0.6m) which is reduced to an external scarp (H 0.5m) at S. There is no visible fosse or entrance (ext. dim. 35m E-W).

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record ME044-031

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  • Kmcnamee, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0
  • National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
  • Maker not stated on source page, commons.wikimedia.org
  • Maker not stated on source page, en.wikipedia.org
  • Maker not stated on source page, www.irishamericanmom.com
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