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Barrow

Barrow, ditch barrow

What is recorded here

In improved pasture, with regeneration of rushes, on a W-facing slope. Circular area (dims. 6m N-S; 5.25m E-W) defined by a very shallow fosse (Wth 1.75m; D 0.05m). Cork-Limerick Junction railway line is c. 22m to SE. Identified as a possible ring-barrow on an aerial photograph (OS 2397/8). Compiled by: Jean Farrelly Date of upload: 26 August 2011
A ditch barrow, likely dating to the Early Bronze Age. Its significance lies in its association with early burial practices in the region, though its exact cultural or funerary context remains poorly understood.

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