What is recorded here
On level ground immediately E of the linear earthwork, 'The Black Pig's Dyke' (KD023-037----). Two other possible barrows lie nearby; c. 20m to the ESE (KD023-079----) and c. 5m to the S (KD023-081----). Visible on an aerial photograph (DoD 1999). A small, partially overgrown circular area (diam. 6.4m) is defined by a very shallow fosse (Wth 1m). The track of a footpath is visible crossing the W limits N-S and vehicle tracks run over the S limits.
Compiled by: Gearóid Conroy
Date of upload: 10 June 2011
A ditch barrow, likely dating to the Early Bronze Age. Its location near the Black Pig's Dyke suggests possible ritual or territorial significance in a landscape marked by prehistoric monuments.
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- What survives
- Recorded monument
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