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Barrow

Barrow, ring-barrow

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Standing to the N of the summit of Carbury Hill (OD 470’) and one of four closely associated sites; with a ringbarrow (KD008-005----), c. 20m to the SW, a second ringbarrow (KD008-004----) c. 50m to the WNW and a possible mound barrow (KD008-003----), c. 125m to the SSW, on the summit of the hill. KD008-048---- was reported by Jean-Charles Caillere. Visible on Google Earth aerial imagery (18-4-2009) as a slightly raised circular area (diam. c. 9m) enclosed by a narrow fosse with traces of a possible outer bank visible NW-NE (est. ext. diam. c. 13m). See attached image: CL008-048----_01 Snip from Google Earth aerial image dated 18-4-2009. Compiled by: Gearóid Conroy Date of upload: 9 June 2023
A ring-barrow, likely dating to the Early Bronze Age, and part of a small burial group on Carbury Hill, indicating a significant funerary landscape in the region.

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