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<< Our Photo Pages >> The Heath (Laois) - Barrow Cemetery in Ireland (Republic of) in Co. Laois

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:
5Perfect
4Almost Perfect
3Reasonable but with some damage
2Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site
1Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks
0No data.
-1Completely destroyed
3 Ambience:
5Superb
4Good
3Ordinary
2Not Good
1Awful
0No data.
4 Access:
5Can be driven to, probably with disabled access
4Short walk on a footpath
3Requiring a bit more of a walk
2A long walk
1In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find
0No data.
5 Accuracy:
5co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates
4co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map
3co-ordinates scaled from a bad map
2co-ordinates of the nearest village
1co-ordinates of the nearest town
0no data
4

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The Heath (Laois)
The Heath (Laois) submitted by dodomad : Photo Credit: 'The Laois Cyclist' (Vote or comment on this photo)
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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N5100 : Portlaoise Bypass, County Laois (6) by Sarah777
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N5201 : Eastbound M7 north of Portlaoise by David Dixon
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N5101 : Ballydavis, County Laois by Sarah777
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N5201 : Eastbound M7 between Junctions 16 and 15 by David Dixon
by David Dixon
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N5100 : M7 Portlaoise Bypass by David Dixon
by David Dixon
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The Heath Barrow on Google Street View by Andy B on Thursday, 21 July 2022
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The Heath (Laois) Aerial View by Andy B on Thursday, 21 July 2022
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