Barrow - ditch barrow

The National Monuments Service's description

In pasture, a cremation pit (LI049-036----) and earthwork (LI049-035----) lie 90m to the NW and 105m to the W respectively. Not marked on OSi 6-inch maps. Ditch-barrow (site TR/2/18/2) identified alongside parallel and concentric ditches, hearth, pits and possible kiln(LI049-037001-) on Bórd Gáis Éireann Curraleigh West-Limerick gas pipeline (Gowen 1988, 84-94). Excavated by Claire Walsh the results of which were summarised as following; 'Features revealed on this site stretched right across the stripped portion of the corridor. Excavation was carried out after grading had taken place, but it was clear during excavation that the features were truncated, prior to grading. The ring-barrow ditch had external dimensions of 4.45-4.80m in diameter with an internal diameter of 3.20-3.64m. No finds were recovered from the fill, nor were there any surviving features or archaeological deposits in the interior. The field bank and drain which crossed the site also cut across its north-western half’ (Walsh 1987, 27-8).

Compiled by: Fiona Rooney

Date of upload: 15 September 2021

References

Gowen, M. 1988 Three Irish gas pipelines: new archaeological evidence in Munster. Bray. Wordwell.

Walsh, C. 1987 Raheen (BGE); Ring-barrow. In C. Cotter (ed.), Excavations 1986: summary accounts of archaeological excavations in Ireland, 27-8, Site No. 55. Dublin. Organisation of Irish Archaeologists.