
What is recorded here
Situated on reclaimed poorly drained pasture. Ring-barrow (LI040-275----) 116m to SW. Cropmark of possible ditch-barrow consisting of a circular-shaped area (approx. diam. 12m) defined by a fosse that is visible on Google Earth orthoimage taken 16/03/2016. Outline of possible ditch-barrow visible on OSi orthophoto taken 2005-12 and faint cropmark visible on Digital Globe orthoimage taken 2011-13.
See attached Google Earth orthophoto taken 16/03/2016
Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien based on details provided by Jean-Charles Caillère
Date of upload: 5 August 2020
Ditch barrow, likely dating to the Early Bronze Age. Its presence indicates prehistoric burial practices in the area, though its wider significance is limited by the lack of detailed archaeological investigation.
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- What survives
- Recorded monument
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