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Barrow

Barrow, ring-barrow

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In improved wet pasture, c. 1m to S of natural scarp of old water channel (long-axis c. E-W). Low profile circular area (dims. 3.35m N-S; 3.5m E-W) defined by fosse (Wth 2m; D 0.15m) which is shallow on the interior side. Possible traces of outer bank (Wth 2.85m; int. H 0.15m; ext. H 0.03m) NE-E. Gap (basal Wth 1.2m) at SSE. Interior is very low in profile and is c. 0.07m lower than exterior ground level. Identified as a ring-ditch on an aerial photograph (OS 2435/4). Ring-barrow and ditch barrow (TS066-076002- and TS066-076004-) are 0.9m to SW and 1.1m to SE respectively. General area of monument is gently undulating due to former water activity. Compiled by: Jean Farrelly Date of upload: 26 August 2011
A ring-barrow, likely dating to the Early Bronze Age, characterized by a circular fosse with a low central mound; such monuments are commonly associated with single inhumation burials and are significant for understanding early funerary practices in Ireland.

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