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Barrow

Barrow, ditch barrow

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On level ground, in low-lying gently undulating pasture, with another ditch-barrow (TS065-062003-) located c. 40m to the NW with two ring-barrows (TS065-065001- and TS065-065002-) c. 100m and c. 70m to the NW respectively. Visible on aerial photograph (Bruff 62, 2093). Circular area (diam. 5m) defined by a shallow fosse (overall Wth 2.8m; Wth at base 0.8m; D 0.15m). The inner side of the fosse is barely visible NNE-SE where a modern NW-SE orientated field drain lies 1.5m to the E. The interior is level and clear of overgrowth. Compiled by: Jean Farrelly Date of revised upload: 10 September 2014
Ditch barrow, likely dating to the Early Bronze Age; part of a small barrow group, indicating a possible ceremonial or funerary landscape.

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