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Barrow

Barrow, ditch barrow
Barrow
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On poorly drained, partially reclaimed pasture with Tipperary county boundary immediately to E and to S where it is marked by a stream running roughly E-W. Ditch-barrow (TS058-014----) in field 160m to ENE, earthwork (LI033A017----) 60m to NE. Cropmark of circular-shaped area (diam. c. 3m) defined by a ditch visible on OSi orthophotos and on Google Earth orthoimage taken 16/01/2022. Cropmark of two other possible ditch-barrows visible on Google Earth orthoimage to E. See attached Google Earth orthoimages courtesy of Faith Bailey Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien based on details provided by Faith Bailey Date of upload: 21 November 2022
Ditch barrow, likely dating to the Early Bronze Age. Its earthwork features suggest ritual or funerary significance, common to burial practices of the period in the region.

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