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Barrow

Barrow, ditch barrow

What is recorded here

Towards the E end of a broad E-W ridge with a hill rising to the NE, and c. 400m from Shad Lough to the SE. Circular grass-covered mound (diam. 6m N-S; 5.8m E-W; H 0.05m) defined by a flat-bottomed fosse (Wth of top 7m; Wth of base 2-3.8m; D 0.3-0.4m) (max. ext. diam. 19m N-S; 18.3m E-W). Ditch-barrow (RO028-242002-) is 10m to the S. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 24 August 2010
Ditch barrow, likely dating to the Early Bronze Age. Its construction reflects burial practices associated with the emergence of communal earthwork monuments in upland landscapes.

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Recorded monument

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