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. 18m to the ENE (KD023-079----) and c. 5m to the N (KD023-080----). Visible on an aerial photograph (DoD 1999). Comprises a small, slightly raised, circular area (diam. 7.2m) defined by a very shallow fosse (Wth 1m).
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.
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- What survives
- Recorded monument
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