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In wet pasture, on a low ridge 195m W of a watercourse that marks the townland boundary with Knocklong West. Identified by Bruff aerial photographic survey in 1986 (Bruff 114.03; AP 5/2123) as a possible barrow. One of 28 barrows which make up the Elton barrow cemetery (LI040-229002/029-) recorded within a single field (Doody 1999, 97-8). Listed by the Discovery Programme as a potential barrow (Site No. 03) on examination of Bruff aerial photographic survey. Sixteen barrows clearly visible on a Topographic Survey of this field undertaken by the Discovery Programme (The Discovery Programme, “Topographic survey of Elton, County Limerick.,” accessed June 3 2021, http://discoveryprogrammeimages.locloudhosting.net/items/show/2868).
Twenty-two barrows were identified on a Magnetometry Survey of the same field carried out by the Discovery Programme (The Discovery Programme, “Magnetometry survey of Elton, County Limerick.,” accessed June 3, 2021, http://discoveryprogrammeimages.locloudhosting.net/items/show/2869).
Faint cropmark of possible barrow visible on Digital Globe orthoimage taken between 2011-13. No surface remains visible on Google Earth orthoimage dated 14/09/2019.
See attached aerial photograph (Site No. 03), Google Earth orthoimages, topographic survey and Digital Terrain Model of Elton barrow cemetery by the Discovery Programme.
Compiled by: Martin Fitzpatrick
Date of upload: 25 June 2021
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