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Barrow

Barrow, embanked barrow

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Barrow is a barrow, embanked barrow in Tullintuppeen, County Roscommon, Ireland. It occupies the north-facing slope of a low east-west ridge as a circular grass-covered area measuring 17.3 metres east-west and 16.6 metres north-south. A broad earthen bank four to five metres wide surrounds the centre, rising 0.1 to 0.3 metres internally and 0.2 to 0.6 metres externally. No fosse or entrance appears on the surface, while Rath RO022-079 stands approximately 180 metres to the southwest.
On the N-facing slope of a low E-W ridge. Circular grass-covered area (diam. 17.3m E-W; 16.6m N-S) defined by a broad earthen bank (Wth 4-5m; int. H 0.1-0.3m; ext. H 0.2-0.6m). There is no visible fosse or identifiable entrance (ext. diam. 22.2m N-S; 19.7m E-W). Rath (RO022-079----) is c. 180m to the SW. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 24 August 2010
Embanked barrow, likely dating to the Early Bronze Age. This type of monument represents a significant funerary or ritual feature associated with early agrarian communities in the region.

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