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Barrow — ring-barrow in Gortavalla East

Barrow — ring-barrow
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Barrow — ring-barrow in Gortavalla East
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In low-lying wet pasture, which is cut by land drains and watercourses, 35m N of a townland boundary with Coolbaun. Not depicted on OSi historic maps. The western most of a cluster of three ring-barrows (LI024-309001-/002-/003-) which are aligned in a row running NW-SE. Monument identified by Emmet Byrnes, Forest Service archaeologist in 2010 and described as a low profile circular-shaped mound (diam. 5m; H 0.4m) defined by a shallow fosse (Wth 1.2m) and an outer bank (approx. Wth 1.8m; approx. H 0.4m) (SMR file). Forestry planted to W and N. Monument is visible as a roughly circular-shaped cropmark on OSi orthophoto taken 2005-2012, on Digital Globe orthophotos and on Google Earth orthoimage taken 18/11/2018. See attached Google Earth orthoimage taken 18/11/2018. Compiled by: Alison McQueen and Vera Rahilly Date of upload: 16 October 2020

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