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Barrow

Barrow, ring-barrow
Barrow
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In level pasture with extensive view in all directions. Circular area (14.3m N-S; 15.3m E-W) enclosed by fosse (D 0.7m) with external bank (ext. H 0.7m; int. H 0.8m). Causewayed entrances to E (Wth 3m) and to WSW (Wth 2.3m). According to local information, used as children's burial ground (14090). The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 4: North Cork' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 2000). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload/revision: 14 January 2009
Ring-barrow, likely Bronze Age. Its construction with a fosse and external bank suggests a significant funerary or ceremonial site, typical of the period for high-status burials.

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