What is recorded here
In gently undulating pasture with a barrow (TS066-165002-) located 75m to the SW. Identified on an aerial photograph (Bruff 57). Circular area (diam. 4m) defined by a gently sloping earthen scarp (Wth 1.6m; H 0.1m) with a shallow fosse (Wth at base 0.4m) and an external flat-topped earthen bank (overall Wth 3.6m; int. H 0.1m; ext. H 0.1m). The interior is slightly domed and clear of overgrowth.
Compiled by: Jean Farrelly
Date of revised upload: 9 September 2014
A ring-barrow, likely dating to the Early Bronze Age, associated with burial practices in the Irish landscape; its identification from aerial photography highlights the value of such methods in locating prehistoric monuments.
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- What survives
- Recorded monument
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