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Barrow

Barrow, ring-barrow

What is recorded here

On gently sloping pasture in an area known as the Little Curragh. Ring-barrow known as Raheenanairy (KD022-042----) located 350m to NE. Outline of monument clearly visible on 2005 OSI aerial photographs. Poorly preserved ring-barrow (overall diam. 28m) consisting of a circular area (diam. 19m) enclosed by a shallow fosse (Wth 2.5m; ext. D 0.1m) and the faintest remains of much degraded bank (Wth 2m; ext. H 0.1m) now visible as a slight rise of ground. No other features visible. Compiled by: Caimin O’Brien based on details provided by David Brennan. Date of upload: 15 July 2016
A ring-barrow, likely dating to the Early Bronze Age. Its presence indicates a burial tradition associated with the spread of farming and metalworking in Ireland.

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