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Barrow

Barrow, unclassified

What is recorded here

In level, wet pasture, 135m NE of a townland boundary with Brackloon. A ring-barrow (LI024-060----) lies 170m to NW. Not depicted on OSi historic maps. Monument surveyed by the ASI in 2008 and described as an oval-shaped area (5.25m NNE-SSW; 7m WNW-ESE) defined by a scarp (Wth 1.5-1.8m; H 0.35-0.45m). The interior is grass covered. A dry land drain to N which runs WNW-ESE is channelled toward a pond 40m to WNW. Monument is visible as an oval-shaped earthwork on OSi orthoimage taken 2005-2012 and on Google Earth orthoimage taken 28/06/2018. See attached Google Earth orthoimage taken 28/06/2018. Compiled by: Alison McQueen and Vera Rahilly Date of upload: 14 October 2020
A ring-barrow, likely dating to the Early Christian or medieval period; its significance is primarily local, though such monuments often reflect early burial practices in the region.

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