What is recorded here
On the summit of a drumlin. Subcircular, steep-sided, grass-covered and flat-topped earthen mound (dims of base 24.5m N-S; 22m E-W; diam. of top 2.5m; H 4m at N to 5.7m at S). A band of wet ground (Wth 4.5m) at the base indicates a fosse (max. ext. diam. c. 35m). Embanked enclosure (RO006-118001-) is c. 380m to the NE.
Compiled by: Michael Moore
Date of upload: 24 August 2010
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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- What survives
- Recorded monument
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