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Barrow

Barrow, ring-barrow

What is recorded here

In improved pasture 75m S of R516 that marks the townland boundary with Camas. Not depicted on any OSi historic maps. Monument identified as a ring-barrow by Grogan (1989, 222) and labelled in his thesis as 'Carrigeen 1'. No surface remains visible on OSi orthophoto taken between 2005-12 or on Google Earth orthoimage dated 20/09/2020. See attached Google Earth orthoimages Compiled by: Martin Fitzpatrick Date of upload: 1 April 2021
A ring-barrow, likely dating to the Early Bronze Age. Identified as a significant burial monument in a region with limited recorded prehistoric remains.

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Recorded monument

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