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Barrow in Garhy

Barrow, ring-barrow
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Situated on poorly drained reclaimed grassland standing on the townland boundary with Jamestown which forms the N enclosing element of the monument. Visible today on Digital Globe photography as a circular-shaped area enclosed by a fosse and outer bank. Profile of monument based on aerial photographic evidence suggests that this may be the remains of a ring-barrow.

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record WM031-037

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Photo credits
  • Maker not stated on source page, global-geography.org
  • National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
  • Maker not stated on source page, www.dreamstime.com
  • J McCauley (as credited in photo caption), www.westmeathindependent.ie
  • Maker not stated on source page, www.pinterest.com
  • Photographer not named on GAA.ie article, www.gaa.ie
  • Maker not stated on source page, en.wikipedia.org
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