Wattstown Barrows
Wattstown Barrows are two tumuli (barrows) which form a National Monument in County Westmeath, Ireland.[1]
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| Location | Wattstown, Portloman, County Westmeath, Ireland | ||||||||
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| Coordinates | 53.575590°N 7.435572°W | ||||||||
| Type | tumuli | ||||||||
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| Material | earth | ||||||||
| Founded | c. 3000–2000 BC | ||||||||
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| Ownership | State | ||||||||
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Location
Wattstown Barrows are located near the summit of Frewin Hill (173 m / 568 ft high), overlooking Lough Owel to the east.[2]
Description
Wattstown Barrows are a ring barrow and bowl barrow, burial sites of the Bronze Age, joined together by extending a bank and ditch from the ring barrow in an arc around the bowl barrow. There is also another bowl barrow and a tumulus or cairn.[3]
According to legend, Frewin Hill was the site of the Battle of Frémainn in AD 507, where Failge Berraide defeated Fiachu mac Néill.[4]
References
- "National Monuments in State Care: Ownership & Guardianship" (PDF). National Monuments Service. 4 March 2009.
- "Westmeath-Manual" (PDF). www.archaeology.ie. 1997. Retrieved 7 June 2021.
- "Ancient Monuments of the Midlands - Offaly History". 1 September 2007.
- "'Tree' mast awaits second reprieve in October". www.advertiser.ie.
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