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Barrow — ring-barrow in Achonry

Barrow — ring-barrow
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In pasture, on top of a low rise. A circular mound (diam. 4m; H 0.9m) surrounded by a fosse (Wth 2.5m; D 0.2m) ENE-N with short stretches of an external earthen bank (Wth 2.6m; H 0.8m) evident at E, S and NW. The top of the mound is concave with a slight hollow (diam. c. 2.3m; D 0.1m) in the centre. The NE edge of the ring-barrow has been removed by quarrying. A disused field boundary extends to SW from the fosse at W. Another ring-barrow (SL038-005----) lies c. 70m to SW. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Sligo' compiled by Ursula Egan, Elizabeth Byrne, Mary Sleeman with Sheila Ronan and Connie Murphy (Dublin Stationery Office, 2005). Date of upload: 18 January 2008

This remains an important historical record, but the official description says the monument is no longer visible or has been destroyed.

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