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Barrow

Barrow, ring-barrow

What is recorded here

One of four barrows on Athenry golf course (GA083-066----; GA083-067----; GA083-068----; GA083-075----). This barrow is on the 9th fairway and consists of a very poorly preserved circular ring-barrow (diam. c. 12m), with a low central mound (diam. 5.5m) surrounded by a fosse and traces of an outer bank. (Rynne 1991, 28) Compiled by: Paul Walsh Date of upload: 2 March 2015
A Neolithic ring-barrow, dating to the 4th–3rd millennium BCE; it is a rare and early form of burial monument, significant for understanding prehistoric funerary practices in Ireland.

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