What is recorded here

Barrow is a barrow, pond barrow in Kilmass, County Roscommon, Ireland. Rob O’Hara first reported the circular grass-covered area on a slight west-facing slope. A wide earthen bank surrounds the space, though no entrance remains visible.

Situated on a rise on a slight W-facing slope. This enclosure is not depicted on any map but is visible on Google Earth (16/03/2011) and was first reported by Rob O’Hara. It is a circular grass-covered area (int. diam. 22.5m E-W; 19m N-S) defined by a wide earthen bank (Wth of base 10-13m; int. H 0.2-0.3m normally to 0.8m at N; ext. H 0.2m at E to 0.5-0.8m normally). There is no identifiable entrance. The standing stone (RO045-068----) is c. 180m to the SW. See the attached enhanced view from Google Earth (01/03/2010) Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 25 February 2020 Amended: 8 September 2020

A circular pond barrow, likely dating to the Early Bronze Age. Its grass-covered enclosure suggests a funerary or ritual function typical of Bronze Age burial monuments in Ireland.

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