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Barrow

Barrow, ring-barrow

What is recorded here

In undulating pasture c. 140m E of sea cliffs, with higher ground E-SSE. This almost levelled circular ring-barrow (ext. diams. 19.3m N-S; 19m E-W) comprises a low central mound (diam. 9m; H 0.25m) surrounded by a wide fosse (Wth 6m) and a broad outer bank (Wth 5.5m; int. H 0.25m; ext. H 0.15- 0.25m). There are two other ring-barrows nearby, one (CL008-085001-) c. 12m to the W and another (CL008-086----) c. 93m to the N. See attachment: CL008-085002-_01 Monument viewed from W. Summary by: Gearóid Conroy and Conn Herriott Date of upload: 7 December 2022
A ring-barrow, likely dating to the Early Bronze Age, representing a type of burial monument common in Atlantic Europe. Its circular form and central mound suggest a significant ritual or elite burial, though its exact significance remains unclear due to limited surviving features.

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