Ireland

Wattstown Barrows

Bronze Age barrows in County Westmeath, Ireland

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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
Classical Period
Post-Classical Period
Early Modern Period
Industrial Period
Contemporary Period
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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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Country

Ireland

Coordinates

53.58° N, -7.44° E