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Barrow

Barrow, ring-barrow

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Barrow is a barrow, ring-barrow in Kiltullagh, County Roscommon, Ireland. Close to the summit of Kiltullagh Hill, the circular mound measured about 5.8 metres across and 0.7 metre high. A fosse one metre wide at its base and an outer earthen bank two point seven metres wide defined the structure. The barrow stood west of a standing stone, probably destroyed later by a quarry thirty metres south-west of that stone.
Close to the summit of Kiltullagh Hill. Described as a circular mound (diam. c. 5.8m; H c. 0.7m) defined by a fosse (Wth of base c. 1m) and outer earthen bank (Wth c. 2.7m; H c. 0.7m) (Knox 1914a, 45-6, Ring No. 1). This was W of the standing stone (RO032-001001-), and it may very well be in Co. Mayo and probably destroyed by the quarry c. 30m SW of the standing stone. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 24 August 2010
Ring-barrow, likely dating to the Early Bronze Age. Its construction with a fosse and outer bank reflects a regional tradition of ceremonial earthworks in upland settings.

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