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Barrow — ring-barrow in Mountseskin

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Barrow — ring-barrow in Mountseskin
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Situated to the E out Mountseskin House, on sloping of ground that falls away steeply to the SE. A ring-barrow comprised of a circular area (int. diam.37m) defined by an inner fosse and outer bank (bank Wth c. 4m; H 0.5m). The site was shown on the 1843 OS 6-inch map as a horseshoe-shaped enclosure. It was surveyed by the Archaeological Society, UCD in 1942. Not visible at ground level (Healy 1975, 1-19). The site is located to the E of a ring-barrow (DU024-022----) and to the west a mound (DU024-023----). Compiled by: Geraldine Stout and Padraig Clancy Revised upload on: 7 July 2018

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