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Barrow

Barrow, ring-barrow

What is recorded here

On a gentle rise. A raised, circular area (diam. 4m) is enclosed by a fosse and an outer bank. There is a possible entrance at ESE. Site has been damaged by quarrying at S. (O'Riordáin 1950, 275: Site S) Compiled by: Gearóid Conroy Date of upload: 10 June 2011
A ring-barrow, likely Bronze Age, characterized by a circular raised area with enclosing fosse and outer bank; its partial survival and possible entrance orientation provide insight into early funerary architecture in the region.

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