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Barrow

Barrow, ring-barrow

What is recorded here

A slightly domed, circular area (diam. 17m) is enclosed by a fosse with an external earthen bank (overall diam. 29m). A townland boundary bank overlies the E-limits. (O'Riordáin 1950, 274: Site D; scaled section N-S Plate XXVII) Compiled by: Gearóid Conroy Date of upload: 10 June 2011
Ring-barrow, likely dating to the Early Bronze Age. Its construction reflects burial practices involving circular enclosures with fosse and bank, significant for understanding prehistoric funerary architecture in the region.

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