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Barrow

Barrow, ring-barrow

What is recorded here

On top of a broad low hill. Circular grass-covered platform (diam. 25m E-W; 23m N-S; H 0.5-0.65m) separated by a fosse (Wth of top 4.5-6.4m; Wth of base 3.7-5.3m; D 0.4-0.5m) S-N-E from an outer bank (Wth 4.5m; ext. H 0.5m) which is only visible NW-N. It may be a rath. Cashel (RO009-010----) is c. 190m to the ESE. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 24 August 2010
Barrow, ring-barrow in Ballymore West is a Bronze Age ring barrow, a type of circular burial monument typically associated with single inhumations. Its construction features, including a central platform, surrounding fosse, and outer bank, reflect ritual practices and social structures of the period.

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