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Barrow

Barrow, ditch barrow

What is recorded here

Situated in wet marshy pasture, atop low hillock with good views of Devils Bit to NE in mountian valley running NE-Sw in upland region. Well preserved possible ditch-barrow consisting of a circular mound (top diam. 9m NW-SE; base diam. 13m NW-SE; H 0.3m) and fosse (base Wth 5m; top Wth 9m; ext. D 0.45m) with no traces of an outer bank. Overall diameter measures 31m NW-SE. Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien. Date of upload: 22 September 2008
Ditch barrow, likely dating to the Early Bronze Age. Its location and preservation offer insight into prehistoric funerary practices and landscape use in upland regions.

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