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Barrow

Barrow, unclassified

What is recorded here

In wet pasture; frequent rushes. Circular area (dims. 21m N-S; 22m E-W) defined by scarp (Wth 2.3m; H 0.95m). Causewayed entrance (Wth 4m) at SSE. Fosse (basal Wth 3.3m; overall Wth 7.4m; D 0.25m) S-N-ENE and ESE-SSE; fosse is best defined SW-NW. Interior is generally level and contains two ring-barrows (TS066-60001- and TS066-60002-) in NW-sector and one ditch-barrow (TS066-60003-) in E-sector. Shroughnagowneen stream to immediate S. Mound (TS066-061) is c. 275m to ENE. Compiled by: Jean Farrelly Date of upload: 26 August 2011
A Neolithic barrow with a causewayed entrance and associated fosse; likely a burial or ritual monument. Its construction and layout reflect early farming settlement patterns in the region.

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