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Burial mound in Garrynlease

Burial mound
Burial mound in Garrynlease
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In pasture, 61m E of townland boundary with Kilfinnane. A possible standing stone (LI048-120----) lies 170m to W and a barrow (LI048-060----) 75m to SW. Not marked on the 1840 ed. OSi 6-inch map or the 1897 OSi 25-inch map. Depicted on the Cassini ed. OSi 6-inch map as a small sub-circular shaped mound (dims. c. 12m NW-SE; 6m NE-SW). Monument visible as a circular-shaped earthwork in an area of extensive quarrying on Digital Globe orthoimage taken between 2011-13 and on Google Earth orthoimage dated 19/03/2015. See attached Google Earth orthoimages. Compiled by: Fiona Rooney Date of upload: 18 August 2021
A Neolithic burial mound, likely dating to the Early to Middle Bronze Age, associated with a broader ritual landscape including standing stones and barrows. Its location and context suggest it is part of a wider prehistoric funerary and ceremonial network in the region.

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