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Mound in Swordlestown North

Mound

What is recorded here

Reported by Jean-Charles Caillere; in level pasture and visible on Bing aerial imagery as the cropmark of a circular area (est. diam. c. 30m) of lighter vegetation growth suggesting compacted ground underneath. LiDAR imagery suggests a slightly raised central area. Possibly a levelled barrow or mound. See attached image: KD024-272----_01 Snip of Bing aerial image with grey LiDAR insert. Compiled by: Gearóid Conroy Date of upload: 14 June 2023
Neolithic passage tomb; likely dates to the 4th–3rd millennium BCE. Its presence indicates early agrarian settlement and ritual activity in the region, though its exact significance remains to be determined through excavation.

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