What is recorded here
In level improved pasture. Identified during fieldwork (ASI 2008) and visible on an aerial photograph (OS 2436/7). A circular area (dims. 4.6m N-S; 4.5m E-W) defined by the very scant remains of a fosse (Wth 1.8m; D 0.05m). The interior is generally level and is the same height as the external ground level.
Compiled by: Jean Farrelly
Date of upload: 26 August 2011
A Neolithic ditch barrow, dating to approximately 3500–2500 BCE. Its significance lies in its contribution to understanding early funerary practices and earthwork construction in the region.
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- What survives
- Recorded monument
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