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Barrow

Barrow, mound barrow

What is recorded here

On top of a rise, in undulating rocky pasture and c. 170m NE of a graveyard (SL047-083002-). A low grass-covered circular mound (diam. 6m at base, 2.6m at top; H 0.55m) with a flat top and broadly sloping sides. The mound barrow lies within a field system (SL047-083004-). Another mound (SL047-083006-) occurs c. 400m to SW and a road (SL047-083003-) lies c. 150m to ENE. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Sligo' compiled by Ursula Egan, Elizabeth Byrne, Mary Sleeman with Sheila Ronan and Connie Murphy (Dublin Stationery Office, 2005). Revised: P. Walsh Date of upload: 30 April 2009
Mound barrow, likely dating to the Early Bronze Age. This type of burial monument is significant as it reflects early funerary practices and social structures in the region.

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