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Barrow — ditch barrow in Tankardstown

Barrow — ditch barrow
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In rough reclaimed pasture, one of a group of barrows (LI040-055001/005-). Not marked on OSi historic maps. Identified by the Bruff aerial photographic survey in 1986 (Bruff 80.1; AP 5/2108) as a small circular cropmark of a possible ditch barrow. Also visible on aerial photographs (BGE 1/50000 2552) taken 03/11/1984 as part of Bórd Gáis Éireann Curraleigh West-Limerick gas pipeline. Faint trace of monument visible as circular cropmark on OSi orthophoto taken between 2005-12 and on Google Earth orthoimages. See attached aerial photographs from (Bruff 80; AP 5/2018), Bórd Gáis Éireann Curraleigh West-Limerick gas pipeline (BGE 1/50000 2552) and Google Earth orthoimages 29/03/2002. Compiled by: Fiona Rooney Date of upload: 30 April 2021

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