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Barrow

Barrow, bowl-barrow
Barrow
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Situated on the northern slope of a saddle-backed ridge. The site comprises a rounded mound (diam. 10m; H 1.5m) which is eroded at the east and north-east and overgrown with gorse. It is part of what is considered to be an extensive barrow cemetery identified by Keeling (1983, 70, Site VI). Compiled by: Geraldine Stout Updated by: Christine Baker Date of upload: 29 October 2014
A bowl barrow dating to the Early Bronze Age; it is a simple round barrow and one of several in the area, indicating a pattern of burial practice in this landscape.

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