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[bar-oh] / ˈbær oʊ /


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In Welshpool, Powys, cropmarks of a rectangular Neolithic long barrow has been seen that dates back around 5,000 years, while in Conwy new details have been collected of buried Roman buildings at Caerhun Roman fort.

From BBC Jul. 24, 2026

For hundreds of years, Norwegians thought they knew who or what had been interred in an enormous barrow on the island of Leka, which is just off the country’s northern coast, facing the Atlantic Ocean.

From New York Times May 31, 2024

One recent night under a freezing drizzle, a man named Zarlialai, 40, leaned against his rusty barrow.

From Washington Post Feb. 5, 2023

"But then he saw a guy going into the stadium to set up a Coca-Cola stall, so he took a shot of his uniform and barrow and rolled it in so he could watch."

From BBC Dec. 6, 2022

I caught hold of the handles of the barrow and was barely able to lift it; it weighed perhaps four times as much as I did.

From "Black Boy" by Richard Wright




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