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Barrow

Barrow, ditch barrow

What is recorded here

In reclaimed poorly drained grassland, ditch-barrow (LI033-177----)43m to SSE. One of a group of five possible ditch-barrows (LI033-162/176-79----). Cropmark of ditch-barrow visible on Google Earth orthophoto taken 18/11/2018. Faint outline of barrow visible on OSi orthoimage taken between 2005-12 and on Digital Globe orthophoto taken between 2011-13. See attached Google Earth orthoimage taken 18/11/2018 Compiled by: Caimin O’Brien Date of upload: 3 December 2021
Ditch-barrow, likely dating to the Early Bronze Age. Its presence suggests a local funerary or ritual landscape associated with early agricultural communities.

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