What is recorded here
In reclaimed wet pasture, one of a group of eleven possible barrows (LI040-026002-; 026004-/0260013) and 50m NW of large impressive barrow (LI040-026001-). Not marked on OSi historic maps. Potential site identified as circular cropmark during examination of aerial photographs by the Discovery Programme. No surface remains visible on OSi orthophotograph taken 2005-12 or Digital Globe orthoimage taken 2011-13. No surface remains visible on Google Earth orthoimages.
See attached Bruff aerial photograph (2075) marked (No. 4) and Google Earth orthoimages.
Compiled by: Fiona Rooney
Date of upload: 15 May 2021
A Neolithic ditch barrow, part of a possible barrow group; its significance lies in its potential contribution to understanding Neolithic burial practices and landscape use in the region.
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- What survives
- Recorded monument
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