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Barrow

Barrow, unclassified

What is recorded here

In marshy pasture at S end of townland. One of three additional barrows identified by the Discovery Programme (No. 12) that formed part of a barrow cemetery that includes 13 ring-barrows (LI033-029001-/017-) concentrated in three fields. No surface remains visible on OSi orthophoto taken between 2005-12 or on Google Earth orthoimages. See attached Google Earth orthoimages and Discovery Programme aerial photograph with barrow labelled 12 Compiled by: Martin Fitzpatrick Date of upload: 30 March 2021
A Neolithic ring-barrow, dating to approximately 2500–2000 BCE, part of a larger barrow cemetery indicating significant ritual and burial activity in the area during the Neolithic period.

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