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Barrow

Barrow, ditch barrow

What is recorded here

In improved level pasture. Circular area (dims. 5.2m N-S; 5.5m E-W) defined by remains of shallow fosse (Wth 1.8m; D 0.05m) at W and (Wth 2.4m; D 0.12m) elsewhere. Interior is level and is c. 0.08m below exterior ground level. Identified as a ring-ditch on an aerial photograph (OS 2347). Ditch barrow (TS066-145----) c. 32m to N. Compiled by: Jean Farrelly Date of upload: 26 August 2011
Ditch barrow, likely dating to the Early Bronze Age. Its circular fosse and low interior suggest a funerary or ceremonial function typical of burial monuments in this period.

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Recorded monument

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