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Wattstown Barrows
53.5756° N, -7.4356° E
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Wattstown Barrows are two tumuli (barrows) which form a National Monument in County Westmeath, Ireland.
Paleolithic
Mesolithic
Neolithic
Chalcolithic
Bronze Age
Iron Age
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Battle of Frémainn
AD 507
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Defensive Structures
Ditches
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Burial and Funerary Structures
Ring barrowBowl barrowTumulus / CairnBurial moundsBank and ditch
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