Barrow

In wet pasture on the floodplains of the Camoge River that forms townland boundary with Ballycahill. Not depicted on OSi historic maps. Identified by Bruff aerial photographic survey in 1986 (Bruff 136; AP 5/2075) as a possible barrow. Monument is visible as a circular shaped area (diam. c. 8m) defined by a ditch on Digital Globe orthoimage taken between 2011-13. Visible as a circular cropmark on Google Earth orthoimage dated 20/03/2018 and faint traces visible on Google Earth orthoimage dated 14/09/2019. Outline of ditch barrow visible on oblique aerial photograph (ASIAP (347) 17). See attached Bruff aerial photograph, oblique aerial image (ASIAP (347) 17) and Google Earth orthoimages. Compiled by: Martin Fitzpatrick Date of upload: 30 June 2021

A ditch barrow, likely dating to the Early Bronze Age. Its identification through aerial photography highlights the importance of such techniques in uncovering hidden prehistoric monuments in low-lying, agricultural landscapes.