What is recorded here
In pasture, above old flood plain of stream, on W-side. Circular area (dims. 5m N-S; 6m E-W) defined by shallow fosse (Wth 3.75m; D 0.15m) of very low profile. Identified as a barrow-unclassified on an aerial photograph (OS 2437 (mono)).
Compiled by: Jean Farrelly
Date of upload: 26 August 2011
A circular ditch barrow, likely dating to the Early Bronze Age. Its low-profile fosse suggests a simple funerary or ceremonial function typical of early mound-building traditions in the region.
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- What survives
- Recorded monument
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