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Barrow

Barrow, mound barrow

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Barrow is a barrow, mound barrow in Toberrory, County Roscommon, Ireland. It stands on a slight ridge at the north edge of the Rathcroghan plateau as a subcircular, grass-covered, flat-topped earthen mound. A quarry lies immediately to the south, while another barrow sits about 150 metres to the west-southwest.
On a slight NNE-SSW ridge at the N edge of the Rathcroghan plateau with a quarry immediately to the S. Subcircular grass-covered and flat-topped earthen mound (dims of base 8m N-S; 6.8m E-W; diam. of top 3.2m; H 0.5m at S to 1m). Barrow (RO022-056019-) is c. 150m to the WSW. (Herity 1983, fig. 37, 1984, 134, Toberrory 2; Waddell 1983, 37; No. 34) Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 24 August 2010
A subcircular flat-topped earthen mound barrow, likely dating to the Early Bronze Age. Its location on the Rathcroghan plateau suggests possible associations with a broader ceremonial or funerary landscape.

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