What is recorded here
In level pasture. Very slightly raised (H 0.15m) circular area (diam. c. 4.5m) defined by shallow fosse (Wth c. 1m; D c. 0.12m). Ditch-barrows (TS-68-086002- and TS068-086003-) c. 60m to NE and c. 30m to N respectively.
Compiled by: Jean Farrelly
Date of upload: 26 August 2011
Ditch barrow, likely dating to the Early Bronze Age (c. 2000–1500 BCE). These funerary monuments are significant as they represent an early form of burial practice in Ireland, often associated with the transition from megalithic tombs to smaller, individual burials.
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- What survives
- Recorded monument
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