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Barrow

Barrow, ditch barrow

What is recorded here

On reclaimed pasture with Glenatrahaun Stream 100m to E. A cluster of three ring-ditches (LI024-225----) lie 35m to NW, a ditch-barrow (LI024-070----) lies 50m to E and a ring-ditch (LI024-224----) lies 75m to SW. Outline of monument visible as a circular-shaped area defined by a fosse on OSi orthophotos, Digital Globe orthoimage taken 2011-13 and on Google Earth orthoimages taken 18/11/2018. See attached Google Earth orthoimages Compiled by: Alison McQueen, Vera Rahilly and Caimin O’Brien Date of upload: 18 July 2020
Ditch barrow, likely dating to the Early Bronze Age, associated with burial and ritual practices of the period. Its location within a cluster of ring-ditches suggests a wider ceremonial or funerary landscape.

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