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Barrow

Barrow, ring-barrow

What is recorded here

On undulating pasture 70m SW of the townland boundary with Stonepark. Ring-barrows (LI023-268/292----) are located in the adjacent field 120m to WNW. The site is not depicted on historic OSi maps but is visible on OSi orthoimage taken 2005-12. Identified by Bruff aerial photographic survey in 1986 (Bruff 24903; AP 4/3706) as a circular ring-barrow (ext. diam. c. 10m). The ring-barrow is visible on Google Earth orthoimage taken 06/02/2018, it is less obvious on the most recent Google Earth orthoimage taken 02/07/2018. See attached Bruff survey image showing the site labelled Bruff 24903 and Google Earth orthoimages Compiled by: Edmond O’Donovan Date of upload: 4 September 2020
A Neolithic ring-barrow, dating to approximately 3500–2500 BCE, typically used as a burial monument. Its significance lies in its association with early agricultural communities and ceremonial practices in the region.

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Recorded monument

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