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Barrow in Castleruby

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What is recorded here

Marked on the 1837 ed. of the OS 6-inch map as a circular feature (diam. c. 20m) and situated on the crest of a NW-SE ridge. Grass-covered and round-topped earthen mound which has a sub-rectangular base (dims 11.2m N-S; 11m E-W; H 1.6m at N to 2.4m at S) where some old field banks have been removed. The base of the mound is overlain by a N-S field bank at E. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 24 August 2010

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record RO027-021003

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  • Kmcnamee, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0
  • National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
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  • James Killeen / Mayo Football Talk, www.mft.ie
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