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Barrow

Barrow, ring-barrow

What is recorded here

Towards the top of a gentle W-facing slope. Circular grass-covered area (diam. 15.8m N-S; H 0.15-0.2m) defined by a slight fosse (Wth of top 3.4-5m; Wth of base 1.5-1.9m; D 0.25-0.6m) and an outer flat-topped bank (Wth of base 3.7-4.2m; Wth of top 1.3-1.4m; ext. H 0.1-0.3m). There are entrances through the bank at ESE (Wth 1.7m) and WNW (Wth 2m), but there are no discernible causeways (max. ext. diam. 28.8m N-S). Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 24 August 2010
A ring-barrow, likely dating to the Early Bronze Age. It represents a type of burial monument associated with the spread of metallurgy and early social stratification in Ireland.

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Recorded monument

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