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Barrow

Barrow, ditch barrow

What is recorded here

In improved pasture, on gently sloping area of SSE-facing slope. Circular area (dims. 5.5m N-S; 6m E-W) defined by conspicuous fosse (Wth 2.2m; D 0.15m) highlighted by wild iris NNE-E. Interior slopes down gently to SSE and is same height as exterior ground level. Field boundary (long-axis WSW-ENE) c. 10m to S. Identified as a ring-ditch on aerial photograph (OS 2436/7 mono). Compiled by: Jean Farrelly Date of upload: 26 August 2011
A ditch barrow, likely dating to the Early Bronze Age. Its significance lies in its characteristic circular fosse and orientation, typical of funerary monuments from this period in the region.

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Recorded monument

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