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Barrow

Barrow, ditch barrow

What is recorded here

Situated in grassland on the E bank of the River Liffey. Cropmark of circular shaped enclosure (approx. diam. 11m) visible on Google Earth imagery taken 28/06/2018. See attached image taken from Google Earth Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien based on details kindly provided by Chris Corlett Date of upload: 29 November 2018
A Neolithic ditch barrow, dating to the 4th to 3rd millennium BCE, representing an early form of burial monument associated with the construction of earthworks and enclosures in Ireland. Its location near the River Liffey suggests a strategic or ritual significance in the Neolithic landscape.

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What survives
Recorded monument

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