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Indicated — Crossbeg

Barrow — ring-barrow

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A roughly circular earthen and stone platform, likely a fulacht fiadh or ritual/prehistoric monument; significance relates to its elevated position and possible ceremonial or domestic function in the Bronze Age.

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In pasture, located on a prominent rise overlooking Crossbeg Lough, which is 120m to SW and is now drained and converted to pasture. A roughly circular platform (overall diam. 7-8m; top, c. 4m; H 0.85m) of earth and stone, with a hint of a raised internal lip (Wth c. 1m), and enclosed externally by a fosse (Wth1.2-1.8m; D 0.2-0.3m) which is evident as a shallow depression. Sections of the fosse at NE, SE and W are entirely silted up or are filled with field clearance stones. The mound is partly obscured by gorse and brambles. Compiled by: Jane O’Shaughnessy Date of upload: 22 December 2021
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