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Barrow — ditch barrow in Cush

Barrow — ditch barrow
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In poorly drained pasture. Not marked on historic OSi maps. One of two barrows (LI048-033001-/002-) excavated by Ó Ríordáin (1936, 180-181) in the townland of Cush located on Mr. W. O’Donnell’s farm and described as following; ‘A second similar barrow was excavated in the same field, and others could be seen at certain states of the vegetation.’ No surface remains visible on Digital Globe orthoimage taken between 2011-13. Faint outline of possible ditch barrow visible on Google Earth orthoimage dated 20/03/2018. See attached RMP map with location marked ‘X’ and Google Earth orthoimage Compiled by: Fiona Rooney Date of upload: 12 August 2021

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