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Barrow

Barrow, mound barrow
Barrow
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Situated in a col between low hills c. 400m to the NW and SE. This is an oval, scrub-covered earthen mound (dims. 19m NE-SW; 13m NW-SE; H 0.9-1.7m). The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Waterford' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1999). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Compiiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload/revision: 26th September 2011.
Mound barrow, likely dating to the Early Bronze Age. Such barrows are significant as they represent some of the earliest forms of ceremonial and funerary earthworks in the region.

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