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Barrow

Barrow, ring-barrow

What is recorded here

In pasture. Bowman (1934, 646) recorded 'Tumulus' c. 30m SW of stone row (CO021-05101-); 'This had been completely levelled. Diameter of the outer fence c. 39 feet; diam. at base of mound, c. 27 feet'. No visible surface trace. According to local information, grass growth indicates area of ringbarrow in springtime. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 4: North Cork' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 2000). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload/revision: 14 January 2009
A ring-barrow, likely dating to the Early Bronze Age. Its association with a stone row suggests ritual or funerary significance in a prehistoric landscape.

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