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Barrow in Balloo

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On a low rise in pasture. Depicted on the 1837 ed. of the OS 6-inch map as a small tree-ring. An oval-shaped mound of earth and stone (dims. at base 14.5m E-W; 11m N-S; H 1.7-1.9m). The summit is flat topped (diam. 6.3m). There is no trace of an encircling bank or fosse. Probably a burial mound. O'Donovan Date of upload: 26 August 2011

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record LF016-016

This remains an important historical record, but the official description says the monument is no longer visible or has been destroyed. The monument record does not grant public access. Check the route and ask the landowner before entering private land.

What survives
No visible remains or recorded as destroyed

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Pictures: National Inventory of Architectural Heritage; Charles T. G. Clarke, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0; Gillaween, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0; Richard Webb, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0; 2ManyCats4Me, Wikimedia Commons · CC0; Steve & Jemma Copley on Flickr, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0; Cavanphotography, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0

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