What is recorded here
In reclaimed pasture 110m SE of a watercourse that marks the townland boundary with Bulgaden Eady. Possible barrow (LI040-280----) lies 50m to SW. Not depicted on OSi historic maps. Visible as a circular-shaped area (diam. c. 7m) defined by a ditch on Google Earth orthoimage dated 05/04/2006. Faint traces of cropmark visible on Google Earth orthoimage dated 14/09/2019.
See attached Google Earth orthoimages.
Compiled by: Martin Fitzpatrick
Date of upload: 8 July 2021
Ditch barrow, likely dating to the Early Bronze Age. Its presence indicates a local tradition of burial and ceremonial landscape use, though its specific significance remains unclear due to limited documentation.
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- What survives
- Recorded monument
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