'Downpatrick Head I' : Barrow
Visit Notes
Saturday, 21st August 2010
This is one of two low barrows on Downpatrick Head, a location that is very popular with walkers - I wonder how many realise these barrows are here.
The barrow is defined by a shallow ditch and has a low raise mound about 10mm in diameter. Close by there is a large hole in the slope that opens out into a collapsed sea cave that is sensibly fenced in. This cave has a tragic history as the British used to throw people they didn't like into it. With the tide crashing in and nothing but high cliffs for miles along the coast anyone being thrown in would have certainly drowned. So, if you come to these barrows take a little time to reflect upon man's inhumanity at the cave-top.
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