What is recorded here
On a broad plateau. Circular, grass-covered and slightly domed mound (diam. of base 15.8m N-S; 14.6m E-W; diam. of top 10.5m N-S; 10.3m E-W; H 0.3-0.5m) defined by a rounded fosse (Wth of top 8.6-9m N-E to 13m at S; Wth of base 4.5.4m; D 0.2-0.3m). Two relict field banks (RO035-115002-) (Wth c. 3m; H 0.1-0.2m) placed 12m apart approach the monumnet from the N (L 14m; 44m), that on the E running outside the fosse and continuing off to the SE (L c. 30m).
Compiled by: Michael Moore
Date of upload: 24 August 2010
Ditch barrow, likely dating to the Early Bronze Age. Its construction reflects early mound-building traditions associated with funerary or ceremonial practices in the region.
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- What survives
- Recorded monument
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