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Barrow — mound barrow in Ballynacroghy OR Gallowstown

Barrow — mound barrow
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What is recorded here

Situated midway along the top of a low natural ridge running NNE-SSW in low lying marshy pasture. Ringfort (WM011-045----) located 30m to W. Possible partially natural glacial hillock that has been scarped or modified to produce a roughly oval-shaped round-topped mound (diam. 20m) of earth and stones with no visible trace of an external fosse. Partial damage to mound at ENE possibly the result of quarrying which has produced a steep scarp running N-S with some large flag stones visible (SMR Files 17/10/1972; 28/08/1973). See attached profile of monument surveyed and drawn by the ASI. Compiled by: Caimin O’Brien Date of upload: 17 July 2015

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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