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Barrow

Barrow, bowl-barrow

What is recorded here

In pasture on a very slight N-facing slope. A possible moated site (TS057-058----) is located 60m to the SE. Circular flat-topped mound (dims. diam. top 5m; diam. base 7m; H 1m) of earth. The interior is very slightly dished at the centre but this is as a result of modern erosion by livestock. Compiled by: Jean Farrelly Date of upload: 26 August 2011
Bowl barrow, likely dating to the Early Bronze Age. It represents a common form of burial monument in the British Isles, reflecting early ceremonial and funerary practices.

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