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Submitted by Andy B on Thursday, 21 July 2022 Page Views: 577
Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: The Heath (Laois)Country: Ireland (Republic of) County: Co. Laois Type: Barrow Cemetery
Nearest Town: Portlaois
Latitude: 53.056221N Longitude: 7.222335W
Condition:
5 | Perfect |
4 | Almost Perfect |
3 | Reasonable but with some damage |
2 | Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site |
1 | Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks |
0 | No data. |
-1 | Completely destroyed |
5 | Superb |
4 | Good |
3 | Ordinary |
2 | Not Good |
1 | Awful |
0 | No data. |
5 | Can be driven to, probably with disabled access |
4 | Short walk on a footpath |
3 | Requiring a bit more of a walk |
2 | A long walk |
1 | In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find |
0 | No data. |
5 | co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates |
4 | co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map |
3 | co-ordinates scaled from a bad map |
2 | co-ordinates of the nearest village |
1 | co-ordinates of the nearest town |
0 | no data |
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The Heath near Portlaois (Co. Laois) is a huge Bronze Age burial site on a sandy glacial alluvial plain. There are 17 Barrows in total we think. Most are difficult to make out as they are covered in gorse and scrub or on the golf course. The Ring Barrow just up the road from the Primary School is particularly easy to spot as it has been cleared of gorse and looks great.
Barrows are Bronze Age burial sites. There are also Iron Age Ring Fort remains (Raths).
Source / Credit: The Laois Cyclist https://laoiscyclist.blogspot.com/2019/06/the-heath-laois.html
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