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Barrow

Barrow, ring-barrow
Barrow
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Situated on a slight SE-NW spur with the headwaters of a SE-NW stream c. 170m to the SW. Circular grass-covered mound (diam. 7.5-8m; H 0.2-0.4m) defined by a fosse (Wth of top 4-4.6m; Wth of base 1.7-2.4m) and outer bank (Wth 3.4-4.3m; int. H 0.8-1.1m; ext. H 0.5-0.7m). There is no visible entrance (max. ext. dims. 19.3m NE-SW; 17.3m NW-SE). A ring-barrow (WA013-006----) is c. 70m to the SE. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Waterford' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1999). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload/revision: 23 December 2008
A ring-barrow, likely dating to the Early Bronze Age, associated with burial practices in lowland areas. Its construction with a fosse and outer bank reflects a regional variation in funerary monument design.

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