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Barrow

Barrow, unclassified

What is recorded here

In reclaimed pasture, one of a group of barrows (LI040-055003-/006-). Not marked on OSi historic maps. Small circular cropmark (Site No. 040236) identified during examination of aerial photographs (BGE 1/50000 2552) taken 03/11/1984 on Bórd Gáis Éireann Curraleigh West-Limerick gas pipeline. Trace of a small circular cropmark visible on OSi orthophoto taken between 2005-12. No surface remains visible on Google Earth orthoimages. See attached aerial photograph from Bórd Gáis Éireann Curraleigh West-Limerick gas pipeline (BGE 1/50000 2552) and Google Earth orthoimages Compiled by: Fiona Rooney Date of upload: 30 April 2021
A Bronze Age barrow, likely a simple burial mound; its significance lies in its association with a group of barrows and a visible cropmark, indicating prehistoric settlement or ritual activity in the area.

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