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Indicated

Barrow, pond barrow

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Indicated is a barrow, pond barrow in Mullymucks, County Roscommon, Ireland. It occupies the crest of a west-facing hill slope and forms a circular grass-covered depression about twenty-five metres across. A flat-topped earthen bank surrounds the depression, while a field wall crosses part of the structure. Other ancient earthworks stand within one hundred and twenty metres in several directions.
At the crest of the W-facing slope of a hill. Circular, grass-covered concave area (diam. 25m N-S; 24.4m E-W; D 0.8-1.3m) defined by a flat-topped earthen bank (Wth of base 4.8-7.1m; Wth of top 1.5-2.2m; ext. H 0.2-0.45m), which is surmounted by a field wall NNW-ENE. Ring-barrow (RO035-076----) is c. 50m to the SW and embanked barrow (RO035-078----) is c. 50m to the S. Rath (RO035-079----) is c. 120m to the NNE. See the attached aerial images taken from the NW. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 24 August 2010
Neolithic passage tomb, dating to approximately 3000–2500 BCE. Its construction and location suggest it was part of a broader ritual landscape, though its wider significance remains unclear due to lack of precise context and excavation.

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